Chlorostoma lischkei

Chlorostoma lischkei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.[1]

Chlorostoma lischkei
Drawing of a shell of Chlorostoma lischkei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Tegulidae
Genus: Chlorostoma
Species:
C. lischkei
Binomial name
Chlorostoma lischkei
Synonyms[1]
  • Chlorostoma argyrostoma lischkei (Tapparone-Canefri, C.E., 1874)
  • Tegula lischkei Tapparone-Canefri, 1874
  • Tegula (Chlorostoma) argyrostoma lischkei Tapparone-Canefri, 1874

Description

The size of the shell attains 24 mm. The shell is without longitudinal folds. It is olive-colored with lead-colored apex. The umbilicus is covered.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. Chlorostoma lischkei (Tapparone-Canefri, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Lee, J.J., 1990. Bioecological study of the northern coastal area in Chenju Island. Korean Journal of Malacology 6(1):33-44
  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506
  • "Chlorostoma argyrostoma lischkei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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