Struthiolaria papulosa

Struthiolaria papulosa, common name the "ostrich foot snail" or "ostrich foot shell", is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Struthiolariidae.

Struthiolaria papulosa
A dorsal view of a shell of Struthiolaria papulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Struthiolariidae
Genus: Struthiolaria
Species:
S. papulosa
Binomial name
Struthiolaria papulosa
(Martyn, 1784)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum papulosum Martyn, 1784 (basionym)
  • Struthiolaria nodulosa Lamarck, 1816
Apertural view of the same shell

References
    • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 66
    • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
    • Struthiolaria papulosa on Gastropoda Stromboidea - Ulrich Wieneke and Han Stoutjesdijk
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