Ascetostoma ringens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1][2]

Ascetostoma ringens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Ascetostoma
Species:
A. ringens
Binomial name
Ascetostoma ringens
(Schepman, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
  • Euchelus ringens Schepman, 1908
  • Herpetopoma ringens (Schepman, 1908)

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ascetostoma ringens (Schepman, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=767126 on 2021-03-04
  2. ^ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
  • Vilvens C. (2017). New species and new records of Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) from the Pacific Ocean. Novapex. 18 (Hors Série 11): 1-67
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