Obesotoma oyashio

Obesotoma oyashio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Obesotoma oyashio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Obesotoma
Species:
O. oyashio
Binomial name
Obesotoma oyashio
Shikama, 1962

Description

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Sea of Japan.

References

  1. Obesotoma oyashio Shikama, 1962. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
  • Hasegawa, K., Okutani, T. and E. Tsuchida (2000) Family Turridae. In: Okutani, T. (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, 619–667 (in Japanese).


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