Monodonta glabrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]
| Monodonta glabrata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Monodonta |
| Species: | M. glabrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Monodonta glabrata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Monodonta glabratum Gould, 1861 | |
Description
editThe height of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 13 mm. The thick, smooth shell has a globose-conical shape. It is dark green, becoming black at times up to the apex and paler to the periphery. The shell contains seven convex whorls. The rounded-ovate aperture is large. The inner lip is sulcate. The columellar tooth is sharp and sulcate.[4]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off China.
References
edit- ^ Gould, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., viii, 1861, p.20.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Monodonta glabrata Gould, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546925 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474-483.
- ^ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia