Homalopoma clippertonense

Homalopoma clippertonense is a species of small sea snail, with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]

Homalopoma clippertonense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Colloniidae
Subfamily: Colloniinae
Genus: Homalopoma
Species:
H. clippertonense
Binomial name
Homalopoma clippertonense
(Hertlein & Emerson, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Clanculus clippertonensis Hertlein & Emerson 1953 (original combination)
  • Homalopoma (Panocochlea) clippertonense Hertlein, L.G. & W.K. Emerson, 1953

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Baja California, Mexico; Clipperton Island; San Benedict Island.

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2012). Homalopoma clippertonense (Hertlein & Emerson, 1953). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575004 on 2013-02-10
  2. ^ Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
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