Iwakawatrochus

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Iwakawatrochus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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]

Description[edit]

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

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Korea and the Philippines.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Iwakawatrochus urbanus (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1435758 on 2020-08-01.
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.

External links[edit]

  • "Cantharidus urbanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Pilsbry, H. A. (1895). Catalogue of the marine shells of Japan with descriptions of new species and notes on others collected by Frederick Stearns. F. Stearns, Detroit, viii + 196 pp, 11 pls
  • Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia