Stomatella nebulosa
| Stomatella nebulosa | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Stomatella nebulosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Stomatella |
| Species: | S. nebulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomatella nebulosa (A. Adams, 1850) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gena nebulosa A. Adams, 1850 | |
Stomatella nebulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
Description
The ovate-oblong shell is shaped like a Haliotis. Its back all is over striated. Its color is white, clouded with reddish-brown. The spire is somewhat prominent with angular whorls. The oval aperture is elongate. The columella covers the umbilical fissure with a thick callus.[3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.
References
- ↑ Adams, A. 1850. An arrangement of Stomatellidae, including the characters of a new genus Cumingia, with some additional generic characters. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850(18): 29-40, pl. 8
- ↑ Marshall, B. (2013). Stomatella nebulosa (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720375 on 2014-04-05
- ↑ H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890 (described as Gena nebulosa)