Herpetopoma xeniolum

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Herpetopoma xeniolum
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Shell of Herpetopoma xeniolum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Chilodontidae
Genus:
Herpetopoma
Species:
H. xeniolum
Binomial name
Herpetopoma xeniolum
(Melvill, 1918)
Synonyms [1]
  • Euchelus xeniolumMelvill, 1918 (original combination)
  • Herpetopoma eboreumVilvens & Heros, 2003
  • † Perrinia waiwailevensisLadd, H.S., 1982
  • † Turcica (Perrinia) waiwailevensisLadd, 1982

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

Contents

D.G. Herbert (2012) wasn't convinced that this poorly known species belonged in the genus Herpetopoma and puts it in Herpetopoma sensu lato. [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.7 mm

The whorls of this relatively high-spired shell are rather flat-sided and show a fine sculpture. Some of the denticles of the outer lip extend into the aperture. There is a number of variation in the spiral cords of the examined specimens. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, in the Gulf of Oman and off Réunion, New Caledonia and the Philippines; as a fossil from the Pliocene off Fiji.

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