Conotalopia minima

Conotalopia minima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.^[1][2] Conotalopia minima reproduce through sexual reproduction.^[3]

Conotalopia minima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Umboniinae
Genus:	Conotalopia
Species:	C. minima
Binomial name
Conotalopia minima (Golikov, 1967)
Synonyms[1]
Lirularia minima (Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967) Minolia minima Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967

Description

Conotalopia minima has an average lifespan of two years, and their shells grow up to approximately 2mm.^[4][5]

Distribution

Conotalopia minima is native to both the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.^[6]