Kermia brunnea

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Kermia brunnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. brunnea
Binomial name
Kermia brunnea
(Pease, 1860)
Synonyms [1]

Clathurella brunneaPease, 1860

Kermia brunnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

(Original description) The fusiformly elongate shell is ornamented with transverse granular ribs, and fine longitudinal raised striae. The whorls are slightly convex. The aperture is elongate-oval. The siphonal canal is short. The colour of the shell is dark brown. [2]

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off Hawaii.

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