Herpetopoma stictum

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

Herpetopoma stictum
Shell of Herpetopoma stictum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Herpetopoma
Species:
H. stictum
Binomial name
Herpetopoma stictum
Herbert, 2012[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 5.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and Réunion.

References
  1. Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma stictum Herbert, 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710082 on 2013-04-14
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Herpetopoma stictum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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