Herpetopoma exasperatum

Herpetopoma exasperatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Herpetopoma
Species:
H. exasperatum
Binomial name
Herpetopoma exasperatum
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Herpetopoma fischeri (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866)
  • Monodonta exasperata A. Adams, 1853 (original combination)

Herpetopoma exasperatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Eastern Thailand and Northern Java, Indonesia

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma exasperatum (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547217 on 2013-04-14
  2. ^ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Herpetopoma exasperata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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