''Hespererato scabriuscula'' is a

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of small

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, a

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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 ...

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in the

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Eratoidae Eratoidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Cypraeoidea .MolluscaBase (2018). Eratoidae Gill, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...

, the false cowries or trivias. and allies

Distribution

This species occurs in the

China Sea The China Seas consist of a series of marginal seas in the Western Pacific Ocean, around China. They are the major components signifying the transition from the continent of Asia to the Pacific Ocean.Pinxian Wang, Qianyu Li, Chun-Feng Li, ''Geol ...

References

* Fehse D. (2016). Contributions to the knowledge of the Eratoidae. XI. New species in the genus Hespererato F.A. Schilder, 1925. Neptunea. 14(1): 30–36

External links

Sowerby I, G. B. & Sowerby II, G. B. (1832–1841). The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London, privately published
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13227904 Eratoidae Gastropods described in 1832