Herpetopoma fenestratum

Herpetopoma fenestratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[2]

Herpetopoma fenestratum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Herpetopoma
Species:
H. fenestratum
Binomial name
Herpetopoma fenestratum
(Tate, 1893)[1]
Synonyms

Euchelus fenestrata Tate, 1893 (original combination)

Description

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The height of the shell attains 4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Tate (1893), Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 17, 195, pl. I, fig. 2
  2. ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Herpetopoma fenestratum (Tate, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718882 on 2013-04-14
  • Hedley, C., 1916. A preliminary index of the Mollusca of Western Australia. J. Proc. R. Soc. West. Aust., 1:3-77
  • Cotton, B.C. (1945). Southern Australian Gastropoda. Part 1. Streptoneura. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 69 (1)
  • Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods.. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA
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