Heteropoma quadrasi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Assimineidae |
Genus: | Heteropoma |
Species: | H. quadrasi |
Binomial name | |
Heteropoma quadrasi (Möllendorff, 1894) | |
Heteropoma quadrasi is a species of small, salt marsh snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.
The species exhibits exhibits a distinct variation in shell morphology between juveniles and adults. [2] The juvenile shells have a distinctly broader base compared to the more slender adult shells. The species has a wide range of color variation, from yellowish brown to dark brown, with some individuals having a distinct reddish-brown coloration.
Heteropoma quadrasi is an active predator, feeding primarily on small gastropods and bivalves. [3] The species has a radula, a ribbon-like structure in the mouth that is used for scraping and tearing food items.