Tegula xanthostigma
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| Three live but retracted individuals of Tegula xanthostigma. Note the operculum. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Tegulidae |
| Genus: | Tegula |
| Species: | T. xanthostigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Tegula xanthostigma (A. Adams, 1853)
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Tegula xanthostigma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell attains 35 mm. T. xanthostigma has a smooth dark shell surface with a bright green underside.[3] The darkness of its shell depends on relation to the coast, with lighter brown snails associated with sheltered sites compared to those with black shells.[4]
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is found in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Vietnam. T. xanthostigma typically reside in exposed rocky shores and sheltered areas such as Kagoshima Bay and in the Seto Inland Sea.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tegula xanthostigma (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1471433 on 2022-04-24
- ^ "Chlorostoma xanthostigma [ クマノコガイ ]". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010. accessed 23 May 2010.
- ^ "The Edible Marine Snail Now Contains A New Species". www.tohoku.ac.jp. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b Yamazaki, Daishi. "Relationship between contrasting morphotypes and the phylogeny of the marine gastropod genus Tegula (Vetigastropoda: Tegulidae) in East Asia". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
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- Adams, A. (1853). Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae, a family of gasteropodous Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 150-192
- Dunker, W. (1860). Neue japanische Mollusken. Malakozoologische Blätter. 6: 221-240
- "Chlorostoma xanthostigma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.