Conotalopia ornata explained

Conotalopia ornata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]

Description

The size of the adult shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species on sandy bottoms occurs off Japan.

References

• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
• Sasaki, T. (2000), In: Okutani, T. (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, 55-83 (in Japanese).

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
  • Bishogai database: Conotalopia ornata

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Conotalopia ornata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732119 on 2014-06-24