Isanda murrea

Species of mollusc From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Isanda murrea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Order:Trochida
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Isanda murrea
Drawing of a shell of Isanda murrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Isanda
Species:
I. murrea
Binomial name
Isanda murrea
(Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Isander maculosus A. Adams, 1862
  • Turbo murreus Reeve, 1848 (original combination)
  • Umbonella murrea Reeve, 1863
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Description

It is a minute turbinate, porcelaneous shell, with narrow umbilicus, its margin crenated. It is smooth, polished, white neatly blotched with pale rose.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

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