Synaptocochlea asperulata

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Synaptocochlea asperulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]

Phylum:Mollusca
Order:Trochida
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Synaptocochlea asperulata
Image with two views of a shell of Synaptocochlea asperulata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Fossarininae
Genus: Synaptocochlea
Species:
S. asperulata
Binomial name
Synaptocochlea asperulata
(A. Adams, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gena asperulata A. Adams, 1850
  • Stomatella asperulata (A. Adams, 1850) (superseded combination)
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Description

The shell is haliotis-shaped with a convex back. It is rufous-brown, ornamented with a broad white girdle. It is decussated by elevated rather close-set lines and oblique striae. The white spire is posterior, rather prominent. The long aperture is oval.[4]

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