Herpetopoma pumilio

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Herpetopoma pumilio
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Herpetopoma
Species:
H. pumilio
Binomial name
Herpetopoma pumilio
(Tate, 1893)

Herpetopoma pumilio, common name the diminutive top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1]

Description[]

The height of the shell reaches 3 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

References[]

  1. ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Herpetopoma pumilio (Tate, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718883 on 2013-04-14

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