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Ethalia nitida

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Ethalia nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Ethalia
Species:
E. nitida
Binomial name
Ethalia nitida
A. Adams, 1863
Synonyms

Umbonium nitida A. Adams, 1863

Ethalia nitida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

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The shell of this species is thin and helicoid, with smooth and polished whorls. The inner lip is callous and indented, but the callus is not sufficiently large to cover or conceal the umbilicus. The peristome is produced into an angle, which ascends on the body whorl.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Ethalia nitida. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732106 on 2014-06-29
  2. ^ "A. . Adams. Ann. Mag. 1865, p. 266". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
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