Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Umboniinae Rank Species | ||
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Similar Umbonium, Trochus maculatus, Trochidae, Trochus radiatus, Monodonta labio | ||
Umbonium vestiarium, common name the button tops, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
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Description
Th solid, rounded shells, areup to 2 cm wide. They are similar to Oxystele (above) but are more flattened and show a glossy, highly variable and colourfully patterned exterior.
Habitat
They can be found on eulittoral sand.
Distribution
Indo-Pacific.
References
Umbonium vestiarium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA