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Homalopoma rotundatum

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Species of gastropod

Homalopoma rotundatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Colloniidae
Genus: Homalopoma
Species: H. rotundatum
Binomial name
Homalopoma rotundatum
(Sowerby, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Cyclostrema rotundata G.B. Sowerby III, 1892 (original combination)
  • Homalopoma rotundata (incorrect gender ending)
  • Leptothyra rotundata (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892)

Homalopoma rotundatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3.6 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species is found off the Cape Province, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Homalopoma rotundatum (Sowerby, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 July 2012.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 48

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Taxon identifiers
Homalopoma rotundatum


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