Herpetopoma pruinosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]

Herpetopoma pruinosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Herpetopoma
Species:
H. pruinosum
Binomial name
Herpetopoma pruinosum
(B. A. Marshall, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
  • Euchelus (Herpetopoma) pruinosus Marshall, 1979

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma pruinosum. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512101 Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine on 2013-04-14
  • Marshall B. A. (1979). The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521-552 page(s): 525
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