Homalopoma quantillum

Homalopoma quantillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.^[2]

Subspecies

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

Homalopoma quantillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Phasianelloidea
Family:	Colloniidae
Genus:	Homalopoma
Species:	H. quantillum
Binomial name
Homalopoma quantillum Gould, 1861 [1]
Synonyms
Collonia quantilla Gould, 1861 Leptothyra quantilla (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.^[3]

Distribution

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