Synaptocochlea asperulata

Synaptocochlea asperulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[2][3]

Synaptocochlea asperulata
Image with two views of a shell of Synaptocochlea asperulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Subfamily:	Fossarininae
Genus:	Synaptocochlea
Species:	S. asperulata
Binomial name
Synaptocochlea asperulata (A. Adams, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
Gena asperulata A. Adams, 1850 Stomatella asperulata (A. Adams, 1850) (superseded combination)

Description

The shell is haliotis-shaped with a convex back. It is rufous-brown, ornamented with a broad white girdle. It is decussated by elevated rather close-set lines and oblique striae. The white spire is posterior, rather prominent. The long aperture is oval.^[4]