Sericominolia vernicosa explained

Sericominolia vernicosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4.5 mm and 12 mm. The small, thin shell has a depressed globose shape. It is finely reticulated with many green striae at the suture which spread squarely to the periphery. The shell is painted with four articulated colored bands. The five convex whorls are subacute at the periphery. The suture is deep. The base of the shell is convex and the pale umbilicus is deep. The aperture is large. The columella is dilated, its edge is angulated, terminating below in a tooth.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Sericominolia vernicosa (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547294 on 2012-11-23
2. Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
3. https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo H. Pilsbry (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia