Obesotoma oyashio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Obesotoma oyashio
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Obesotoma
Species:
O. oyashio
Binomial name
Obesotoma oyashio
Shikama, 1962

Description

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The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

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This species is found in the Sea of Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b Obesotoma oyashio Shikama, 1962. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
  • Hasegawa, K., Okutani, T. and E. Tsuchida (2000) Family Turridae. In: Okutani, T. (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, 619–667 (in Japanese).
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