Iwakawatrochus

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Iwakawatrochus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Iwakawatrochus
Kuroda & Habe, 1954
Species:
I. urbanus
Binomial name
Iwakawatrochus urbanus
(Gould, 1861)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cantharidus (Iwakawatrochus) urbanus(Gould, 1861)
  • Cantharidus urbanus(Gould, 1861)
  • Gibbula eucosmiaPilsbry, 1895
  • Ziziphinus urbanusGould, 1861 (original combination)

Iwakawatrochus urbanus is a species of sea snail in the family Trochidae, the top snails. It is the only species in the genus Iwakawatrochus. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Korea and the Philippines.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Iwakawatrochus urbanus (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1435758 on 2020-08-01.


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