Herpetopoma helix

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Herpetopoma helix
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Herpetopoma
Species:
H. helix
Binomial name
Herpetopoma helix
(Barnard, 1964)
Synonyms [1]
  • Turcica helixBarnard, 1964

Herpetopoma helix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZuluNatal, Rep. South Africa, to Madagascar

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma helix (Barnard, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710083 on 2013-04-14
  2. ↑ Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012)


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