Tegula xanthostigma

Tegula xanthostigma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae. [1] [2]

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tegula xanthostigma (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1471433 on 2022-04-24
  2. "Chlorostoma xanthostigma [ クマノコガイ ]". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010. accessed 23 May 2010.


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