''Stomatolina'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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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 ...
mollusks in the
family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The depressed shell is rather flattened above and below. The
aperture is quite oblique. The
sculpture consists of numerous spirals, of which several have low carinae, more numerous intermediate riblets, and still more numerous interstitial spiral striae. These are sometimes decussated by growth lines.
Distribution
This maritime genus occurs in the
Red Sea and off Indo-Malaysia,
Oceania,
Cook Islands,
French Polynesia
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Korea, the
Philippines and
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Species
Species within the genus ''Stomatolina'' include:
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Stomatolina angulata
''Stomatolina angulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Stomatolina angulata'' (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...
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(A. Adams, 1850)
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Stomatolina arabica
''Stomatolina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The depressed shell is rather flattened above and below. The aperture is quite oblique. The sculpture consists of numerous s ...
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(A. Adams, 1854)
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Stomatolina calliostoma
''Stomatolina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The depressed shell is rather flattened above and below. The aperture is quite oblique. The sculpture consists of numerous s ...
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(A. Adams, 1850)
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Stomatolina danblumi
''Stomatolina danblumi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea ...
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Singer & Mienis, 1999
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Stomatolina irisata
''Stomatolina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The depressed shell is rather flattened above and below. The aperture is quite oblique. The sculpture consists of numerous s ...
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(Dufo, 1840)
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Stomatolina mariei
''Stomatolina mariei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2013). Stomatolina mariei (Crosse, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...
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(Crosse, 1871)
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Stomatolina rubra
''Stomatolina rubra'', common name the red stomatolina, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 18 mm. The depresse ...
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(Lamarck, 1822)
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Stomatolina rufescens
''Stomatolina rufescens'', common name the northern wide-mouthed shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2013). Stomatolina rufescens (Gray, 1847). Accessed through ...
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(Gray, 1847)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species
OBIS : Stomatolina
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* ''Stomatolina orbiculata'' (A. Adams, 1850)
;Synonyms:
* ''Stomatolina scitula'' (H. Adams, 1872): synonym of ''Stomatella modesta'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864
;Taxa inquirenda:
* ''Stomatolina acuminata'' (A. Adams, 1850)
* ''Stomatolina compta'' (A. Adams, 1855)
* ''Stomatolina crenulata'' (Preston, 1908)
* ''Stomatolina exquisita'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''Stomatolina fulgurans'' (A. Adams, 1850)
* ''Stomatolina japonica'' (A. Adams, 1850)
* ''Stomatolina lirata'' (A. Adams, 1850)
* ''Stomatolina malukana'' (A. Adams, 1850)
* ''Stomatolina sanguinea
''Stomatolina sanguinea'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Marshall, B. (2013). Stomatolina sanguinea (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
'' (A. Adams, 1850)
* ''Stomatolina speciosa'' (A. Adams, 1850)
* ''Stomatolina tigrina'' (A. Adams, 1850)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (2001) ''Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Gastropoda Bivalvia Polyplacophora Scaphopoda Type Figures''. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 208 pp.
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Gastropod genera