Iwakawatrochus

Iwakawatrochus urbanus is a species of sea snail in the family Trochidae, the top snails. It is the only species in the genus Iwakawatrochus.^[1]

Iwakawatrochus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Iwakawatrochus Kuroda & Habe, 1954
Species:	I. urbanus
Binomial name
Iwakawatrochus urbanus (Gould, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
Cantharidus (Iwakawatrochus) urbanus (Gould, 1861) Cantharidus urbanus (Gould, 1861) Gibbula eucosmia Pilsbry, 1895 Ziziphinus urbanus Gould, 1861 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Korea and the Philippines.