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Conotalopia mustelina
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Conotalopia mustelina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
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Description
The height of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 4 mm. The thin, small shell has a globose-conical shape. It is concentrically striated. Its ground color is white, covered with brown checkered spirals. The four whorls are ventricose with a bluntly angular periphery. The base of the shell is rounded and widely perforated. The aperture is ovate. The thin columella is arcuated.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Japan.
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