Kermia brunnea
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| Kermia brunnea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Kermia |
| Species: | K. brunnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Kermia brunnea (Pease, 1860) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clathurella brunnea Pease, 1860 | |
Kermia brunnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
(Original description) The fusiformly elongate shell is ornamented with transverse granular ribs, and fine longitudinal raised striae. The whorls are slightly convex. The aperture is elongate-oval. The siphonal canal is short. The colour of the shell is dark brown. [2]