Homalopoma rotundatum

Homalopoma rotundatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Colloniidae
Genus:	Homalopoma
Species:	H. rotundatum
Binomial name
Homalopoma rotundatum (Sowerby, 1889)
Synonyms [1]
Cyclostrema rotundataG.B. Sowerby III, 1892 (original combination) Homalopoma rotundata[sic] (incorrect gender ending) Leptothyra rotundata(G.B. Sowerby III, 1892)

Homalopoma rotundatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae. ^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off the Cape Province, South Africa.

References

1. Homalopoma rotundatum (Sowerby, 1889) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 July 2012.

• Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 48

External links

• "Homalopoma rotundatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.