Synaptocochlea asperulata
Species of gastropod
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| Image with two views of a shell of Synaptocochlea asperulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Fossarininae |
| Genus: | Synaptocochlea |
| Species: | S. asperulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Synaptocochlea asperulata (A. Adams, 1850)[1] | |
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Synaptocochlea asperulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]
Description
The shell is haliotis-shaped with a convex back. It is rufous-brown, ornamented with a broad white girdle. It is decussated by elevated rather close-set lines and oblique striae. The white spire is posterior, rather prominent. The long aperture is oval.[4]
References
- ^ A. Adams.,P. Z. S. 1850, p. 38
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Synaptocochlea asperulata (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351467 on 2022-06-24
- ^ 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.
- ^ H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890
External links
- Adams, A. (1850). An arrangement of Stomatellidae, including the characters of a new genus, and of several new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 18 (1850): 29-40
- Blatterer H. (2019). Mollusca of the Dahab region (Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). Denisia. 43: 1-480
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
