Chlorostoma xanthostigma

Chlorostoma xanthostigma
Three live but retracted individuals of Chlorostoma xanthostigma. Note the operculum.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Chlorostoma
Species: C. xanthostigma
Binomial name
Chlorostoma xanthostigma
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Chlorostoma nigricolor Dunker, R.W., 1860
  • Tegula xanthostigma
  • Tegula (Chlorostoma) xanthostigma (A. Adams, 1853)

Chlorostoma xanthostigma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010. accessed 23 May 2010.
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