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Kermia pustulosum

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Species of gastropod

Kermia pustulosum
Shell of Kermia pustulosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species: K. pustulosum
Binomial name
Kermia pustulosum
(Folin, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Clathurella pustulosa (Folin, 1867)
  • Pleurotoma pustulosum Folin, 1867

Kermia pustulosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.

The color of the shell is light fulvous, the pustules tipped with red.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Fiji.

References

  1. ^ Kermia pustulosum (Folin, 1867). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Liu J.Y. (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

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Taxon identifiers
Kermia pustulosum


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