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Button Tops

Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus 1758)

Umbonium vestiarium

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Umbonium vestiarium, common name the button tops, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The solid, rounded shells are up to 2 cm wide. They are similar to Oxystele but are more flattened and show a glossy, highly variable and colourfully patterned exterior.[1]

Habitat

They can be found on eulittoral sand.

Distribution

Indo-Pacific.

Use

In Vietnam, they are called "ốc ruốc" and commonly sold as a snack.

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Umbonium vestiarium: Brief Summary

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Umbonium vestiarium, common name the button tops, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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Description

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Solid, rounded shells, up to 2 cm wide, similar to Oxystele (above) but more flattened and with a glossy, highly variable and colourfully patterned exterior. Habitat: eulittoral sand. Distribution: Indo-Pacific.

Reference

Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160.

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