Herpetopoma pumilio, common name the diminutive top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]
| Herpetopoma pumilio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Herpetopoma |
| Species: | H. pumilio
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpetopoma pumilio (Tate, 1893)
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Description
editThe height of the shell reaches 3 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Western Australia.
References
edit- ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Herpetopoma pumilio (Tate, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718883 on 2013-04-14
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