| Granata japonica | |
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| Drawing with two views of a shell of Granata japonica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Granata |
| Species: | G. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Granata japonica (A. Adams, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stomatella japonica A. Adams, 1850 (original combination) | |
Granata japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.
Description
(Original description by Adams) The brown, convex, imperforate shell has a suborbicular shape. It is transversely costulate. The riblets are close-set, and noduled. The interstices are very finely longitudinally striated. The spire is rather prominent. The rounded whorls are costate. The subcircular aperture is pearly within.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References
- A. Adams, P. Z. S., 1850, p. 31
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Granata japonica (A. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559692 on 2013-04-14
- G.W. Tryon (1890), Manual of Conchology vol. XII (described as Stomatella japonica)
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Granata japonica | |