Ethalia nitida

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Ethalia nitida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Vetigastropoda
Order:Trochida
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Ethalia nitida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Ethalia
Species:
E. nitida
Binomial name
Ethalia nitida
A. Adams, 1863
Synonyms

Umbonium nitida A. Adams, 1863

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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.

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