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Chlorodiloma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Chlorodiloma

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Chlorodiloma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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Description

The shell in this genus is like the shell of Diloma but rather more conical and less nacreous. The coloration is variegated, consisting of fine lines of dark on a lighter ground. The columella is generally green. The umbilicus is perforate or subperforate.

Species

Species within the genus Chlorodiloma include:

  • Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Philippi, 1849)
  • Chlorodiloma crinita (Philippi, 1849)
  • Chlorodiloma millelineata (Bonnet, 1864)
  • Chlorodiloma odontis (W. Wood, 1828)
  • References

    Chlorodiloma Wikipedia