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Homalopoma quantillum

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Homalopoma quantillum

Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Phasianelloidea

Genus
  
Homalopoma

Rank
  
Species

Homalopoma quantillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.

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Subspecies
  • Homalopoma quantillum carmineum (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Homalopoma quantillum quantillum (Gould, 1861)
  • Description

    The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3.5 mm. It is a small, rose-colored, solid shell with a depressed-orbicular shape. it contains four whorls. The aperture is circular. The outer lip is thick. The columella has a strong slope. The periphery of the base is blunt.

    Distribution

    This marine species has been found off Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa

    References

    Homalopoma quantillum Wikipedia


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