Biology:Obesotoma japonica

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Obesotoma japonica
Obesotoma japonica 001.jpg
Shell of Obesotoma japonica (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Obesotoma
Species:
O. japonica
Binomial name
Obesotoma japonica
Bartsch, 1941[1]

Obesotoma japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species was found in the Sea of Japan off Hokkaido Island at a depth of 783 m.

References

  1. Bartsch, Paul (1941). "The nomenclatorial status of certain northern turritid mollusks". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 7–8. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599150. 
  2. Obesotoma japonica Bartsch, 1941. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3171815 entry