Steromphala rarilineata
Species of gastropod
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Steromphala rarilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Steromphala rarilineata | |
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| Several views of a shell of Steromphala rarilineata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Cantharidinae |
| Genus: | Steromphala |
| Species: | S. rarilineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Steromphala rarilineata (Michaud, 1829) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 14 mm. The shell diverges from Gibbula divaricata by being smaller, and more conical, and having an angulate periphery and a flattened base.[2]
