Chlorostoma xanthostigma

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

Chlorostoma xanthostigma
Three live but retracted individuals of Chlorostoma xanthostigma. Note the operculum.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
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)

Description

The size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) accessed 23 May 2010.


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