''Chlorodiloma'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...
, the top snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Chlorodiloma'' Pilsbry, 1889. Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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Description
The shell in this genus is like the shell of ''
Diloma
''Diloma'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2010). Diloma Philippi, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aph ...
'' but rather more conical and less nacreous. The coloration is variegated, consisting of fine lines of dark on a lighter ground. The
columella
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is generally green. The
umbilicus
Umbilicus may refer to:
*The navel or belly button
*Umbilicus (mollusc), a feature of gastropod, Nautilus and Ammonite shell anatomy
*Umbilicus (plant), ''Umbilicus'' (plant), a genus of over ninety species of perennial flowering plants
*Umbilicus ...
is perforate or subperforate.
Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Species
Species within the genus ''Chlorodiloma'' include:
References
* Hutton, 1884; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 9: 368 (invalid: junior homonym of Latona
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Schumacher, 1817 ivalvia
* Cotton, B.C., 1959. ''South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda''. Govt. Printer, Adelaide
External links
GenBank
World Register of Marine Species
Trochidae
Gastropod genera
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