Umbonium vestiarium
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Umbonium |
| Species: | U. vestiarium |
| Binomial name | |
| Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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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.
References
- Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- Kilburn, R. N. (October 1977). "Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1". Annals of the Natal Museum. 23 (1): 173–214. hdl:10520/AJA03040798_574. ISSN 2305-2562. OCLC 877367.
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