Biology:Umbonella sismondae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Umbonella sismondae
Umbonella sismondae 001.jpg
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Umbonella sismondae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Umbonella
Species:
U. sismondae
Binomial name
Umbonella sismondae
(Issel, 1869)
Synonyms

Trochus sismondae Issel, 1869

Umbonella sismondae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter also 4 mm. The small, imperforate, greenish shell has a conoid shape. It contains minute, transverse striae. The apex is obtuse. The 4​12 whorls increase slowly in size. They are slightly convex and have a distinct suture. The body whorl takes up half of the total length. Its base is angulated and shows on its lower parts four concentric ribs. The oblique aperture is subcircular.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea on coral reefs.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7881353 entry