''Herpetopoma fenestratum'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Chilodontidae.
[Marshall, B. (2013). ''Herpetopoma fenestratum'' (Tate, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718882 on 2013-04-14]
Description
The height of the shell attains 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
South Australia and
Western Australia.
References
* Hedley, C., 1916. ''A preliminary index of the Mollusca of Western Australia''. J. Proc. R. Soc. West. Aust., 1:3-77
* Cotton, B.C. (1945). ''Southern Australian Gastropoda. Part 1. Streptoneura''. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 69 (1)
* Wilson, B., 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells''. Prosobranch Gastropods.. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
fenestratum
Gastropods described in 1893
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