Omphalotropis costulata
Species of gastropod
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Omphalotropis costulata is a species of small salt marsh snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae.
| Omphalotropis costulata | |
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| Drawing by Arnould Locard of an apertural view of the shell of Omphalotropis costulata from its type description (Mousson 1870).[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Assimineidae |
| Genus: | Omphalotropis |
| Species: | O. costulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Omphalotropis costulata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Realia cotulata Mousson, 1870[1] | |
Distribution
The distribution of Omphalotropis costulata includes Fiji.
The type locality is Vanua Balavu.[1]
See also
Omphalotropis costulata Emberton & Pearce, 1999 is a junior homonym for yet (2012) unnamed species Omphalotropis sp. nov. 2.
