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Kermia pustulosum

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Kermia pustulosum
Shell of Kermia pustulosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. pustulosum
Binomial name
Kermia pustulosum
(Folin, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella pustulosa (Folin, 1867)
  • Pleurotoma pustulosum Folin, 1867

Kermia pustulosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm.

The color of the shell is light fulvous, the pustules tipped with red.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Fiji.

References

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  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Gastropods.com: Kermia pustulosa