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Enida japonica A. Adams 1860

Enida japonica

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Enida japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]

Description

The depressed-conical shell is profoundly umbilicated. The 5½ whorls are slightly convex and ornamented with transverse granulose lirae. The interstices are obliquely longitudinally striated. The body whorl is encircled by a prominent crenulated carina at the periphery. The aperture is subquadrate. The inner lip is reflexed in the middle. The outer lip smooth within. The base of the shell shows a close grnuulose line. The umbilicus is moderate. The color of the shell is pale brown, ornamented with radiating brown patches.[4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  1. ^ A. Adams, Ann. and Mag. N. H. 1860, p. 408
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Enida japonica A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547244 on 2012-11-23
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Gibbula japonica)
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka: Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.

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Enida japonica: Brief Summary

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Enida japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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