Umbonium vestiarium

Umbonium vestiarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Umbonium
Species:	U. vestiarium
Binomial name
Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
Globulus vestiariusSchumacher, 1817 (unnecessary substitute name and thus objective synonym) Rotella lineolataLamarck, 1822 Trochus vestiariusLinnaeus, 1758

Umbonium vestiarium, common name the button tops, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. ^[1]

Description

The solid, rounded shells are up to 2 cm wide. They are similar to Oxystele but are more flattened and show a glossy, highly variable and colourfully patterned exterior. ^[1]

Habitat

They can be found on eulittoral sand.

Distribution

Indo-Pacific.

Use

In Vietnam, they are called "ốc ruốc" and commonly sold as a snack.

References

1. Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.

• Kilburn, R. N. (October 1977). "Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1". Annals of the Natal Museum . 23 (1): 173–214. hdl:10520/AJA03040798_574. ISSN   2305-2562. OCLC   877367.