Granata japonica explained

Granata japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]

Description

(Original description by Adams) The brown, convex, imperforate shell has a suborbicular shape. It is transversely costulate. The riblets are close-set, and noduled. The interstices are very finely longitudinally striated. The spire is rather prominent. The rounded whorls are costate. The subcircular aperture is pearly within.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

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Notes and References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Granata japonica (A. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559692 on 2013-04-14
  2. https://archive.org/details/manualconch12tryorich G.W. Tryon (1890), Manual of Conchology vol. XII