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Conotalopia minima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Umboniinae
Genus: Conotalopia
Species:
C. minima
Binomial name
Conotalopia minima
(Golikov, 1967)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lirularia minima (Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967)
  • Minolia minima Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967

Conotalopia minima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.[1][2] Conotalopia minima reproduce through sexual reproduction.[3]

Description

The snails have an average lifespan of two years, and their shells grow to approximately 2mm.[4][5]

Distribution

Conotalopia minima is native to both the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Conotalopia minima (Golikov, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607182 on 2012-11-23
  2. ^ "Conotalopia minima (Golikov 1967) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ^ "Conotalopia minima (Golikov 1967) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  4. ^ Agatsuma, Yukio; Kuwahara, Yasuhiro; Taniguchi, Kazuya (2005-09-01). "Life cycle of Dilophus okamurae (Phaeophyceae) and its associated invertebrate fauna in Onagawa Bay, Japan". Fisheries Science. 71 (5): 1107–1114. doi:10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.01070.x. ISSN 1444-2906.
  5. ^ Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
  6. ^ Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. [1]


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