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Stomatella asperulata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Stomatella asperulata

Stomatella asperulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description

The shell is haliotis-shaped with a convex back. It is rufous-brown, ornamented with a broad white girdle. It is decussated by elevated rather close-set lines and oblique striae. The white spire is posterior, rather prominent. The long aperture is oval.

References

Stomatella asperulata Wikipedia