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species

Herpetopoma annectans (Tate, 1893)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Seguenziida »  family Chilodontaidae »  genus Herpetopoma

Scientific synonyms

Euchelus annectans Tate, 1893

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Herpetopoma annectans

Author: Wilson, B.

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Description

This species has the same shape as H. vixumbilicatum, but differs in the following particulars: The penultimate whorl has five beaded cinguli fenestrated in the sulci ; the last whorl usually with ten cinguli ; there is no umbilicus and no prominent beaded cingulus bounding the umbilical region.
Dimensions: Height, 5 mm; basal diameters, 4 and 5 mm.
Source: Tate, R. (1893) On some new species of Australian marine gastropoda.

Distribution

Western Australia
Author: Jan Delsing

Similar species

Herpetopoma vixumbilicatum (R. Tate, 1893)

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [94cebecb-9330-4a49-af6d-d921b5e2c331]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Herpetopoma annectans (Tate, 1893)]
Data retrieved on: 15 February 2015
EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Herpetopoma annectans (Tate, 1893)]
Data retrieved on: 21 July 2015

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