Bembicium melanostoma

Bembicium melanostoma
	Bembicium melanostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Littorinoidea
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Bembicium
Species:	B. melanostoma
Binomial name
	Bembicium melanostoma; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
	Bembicium lividum Philippi, 1846; Trochus luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834; Trochus melanostoma Gmelin, 1791

Bembicium melanostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Bembicium melanostoma, top view

References

Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791). Reid, David G. (2009). Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445475 on 6 June 2010 .

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