| Komaitrochus pulcher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Komaitrochus |
| Species: | K. pulcher |
| Binomial name | |
| Komaitrochus pulcher Kuroda, T. & I. Taki in Kuroda, T., 1958 | |
Komaitrochus pulcher is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails [1]
The size of the adult shell of this species varies between 6 mm and 18 mm.
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This marine species occurs off Taiwan.
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