Ethalia nitida
| Ethalia nitida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Ethalia |
| Species: | E. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Ethalia nitida A. Adams, 1863
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| Synonyms | |
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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
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
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ A. . Adams. Ann. Mag. 1865, p. 266
- 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.