Synaptocochlea concinna

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Synaptocochlea concinna
Stomatella nebulosa 001.jpg
Drawing of a shell of Synaptocochlea concinna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Fossarininae
Genus: Synaptocochlea
Species:
S. concinna
Binomial name
Synaptocochlea concinna
(Gould, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Gena nebulosaA. Adams, 1850 (original combination)
  • Stomatella concinnaGould, 1845
  • Stomatella concinna inconcinnaPilsbry, 1921
  • Stomatella nebulosa(A. Adams, 1850) (superseded combination)

Synaptocochlea concinna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.

(Description as Stomatella nebulosa) The ovate-oblong shell is shaped like a Haliotis . Its back all is over striated. Its color is white, clouded with reddish brown. The spire is somewhat prominent with angular whorls. The oval aperture is elongate. The columella covers the umbilical fissure with a thick callus. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific, Indo-Malaysia, Hawaii, Oceania and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

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