Stomatella nebulosa

Stomatella nebulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, or top-snails.[2]

Stomatella nebulosa
Drawing of a shell of Stomatella nebulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Stomatella
Species:
S. nebulosa
Binomial name
Stomatella nebulosa
(A. Adams, 1850)[1]
Synonyms

Gena nebulosa A. Adams, 1850

Description

The ovate-oblong shell is shaped like a Haliotis. Its back all is over striated. Its color is white, clouded with reddish brown. The spire is somewhat prominent with angular whorls. The oval aperture is elongate. The columella covers the umbilical fissure with a thick callus.[3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

  1. Adams, A. 1850. An arrangement of Stomatellidae, including the characters of a new genus Cumingia, with some additional generic characters. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850(18): 29–40, pl. 8
  2. Marshall, B. (2013). Stomatella nebulosa (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720375 on 2014-04-05
  3. H.A. Pilsbry (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890 (described as Gena nebulosa)
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