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Obesotoma japonica

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Obesotoma japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Obesotoma
Species:
O. japonica
Binomial name
Obesotoma japonica
(Bartsch, 1941)

Obesotoma japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Japan.

References

  1. ^ a b Obesotoma japonica Bartsch, 1941. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
  • Bartsch, P. (1941) The nomenclatorial status of certain northern turritid mollusks. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 54: 1-14.