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Herpetopoma exasperatum

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Herpetopoma exasperatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1][2]

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Herpetopoma exasperatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Herpetopoma
Species:
H. exasperatum
Binomial name
Herpetopoma exasperatum
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Herpetopoma fischeri (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866)
  • Monodonta exasperata A. Adams, 1853 (original combination)
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Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Eastern Thailand and Northern Java, Indonesia.

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