Kermia pustulosum
Kermia pustulosum | |
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Shell of Kermia pustulosum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Kermia |
Species: | K. pustulosum
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Binomial name | |
Kermia pustulosum (Folin, 1867)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Kermia pustulosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.
The color of the shell is light fulvous, the pustules tipped with red.[2]
Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Fiji.
References[]
- ^ a b Kermia pustulosum (Folin, 1867). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kermia pustulosum. |
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Kermia pustulosa
Categories:
- Kermia
- Gastropods described in 1867
- Raphitomidae stubs