Homalopoma maculatum explained

Homalopoma maculatum is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

The shell grows to a size of 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Kurile Islands.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Homalopoma maculatum Golikov & Gulbin, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556954 on 2013-02-10
2. Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
3. Gulbin V.V. & Chaban E.M. (2012) Annotated list of shell-bearing gastropodsof Commander Islands. Part I. The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society 15-16: 5–30.