Kanekotrochus infuscatus
Kanekotrochus infuscatusis, common name the dusky jewel top shell, a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails[1]
| Kanekotrochus infuscatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Kanekotrochus |
| Species: | K. infuscatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Kanekotrochus infuscatus Gould, A.A., 1861 | |
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Description
The size of the adult shell of this species varies between 7 mm and 16 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
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References
- "Kanekotrochus infuscatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
- Dekker H. (2006). Description of a new species of Kanekotrochus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from Vietnam. Miscellanea Malacologia, 2(1): 1-4
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