Talopena philippii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
| Talopena philippii | |
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| Shell of Talopena philippii (specimens in the Natural History Museum, London) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Talopena |
| Species: | T. philippii |
| Binomial name | |
| Talopena philippii ( A. Adams, 1855) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe rather solid, umbilical shell has an orbiculate-conoidal shape. and is radially painted in brown. The convex whorls are transversally crossed by cinguli of equal size and minutely crenulate. They are ornate with longitudinally striated interstices. The margin of the umbilicus has a spiral form with radial grooves. The columella is sinuous in the middle
(Original description in Latin) The shell is orbicularly conical in shape and umbilicate, of a dull flesh colour, and is marked with radiating brown streaks. Its whorls are somewhat convex and are ornamented with equal transverse ridges that are crenulated, while the spaces between them are decorated with longitudinal striations. The margin of the umbilicus is encircled by a spiral brown callus, which is itself marked by radiating striae. The columella is sinuate in its middle portion, lacks any callus, and bears two faint, obsolete tubercles on its anterior part. [3]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off China.
References
edit- 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Talopena philippii (A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1783433 on 2026-05-29
- ↑ Herbert D.G. (1992). Revision of the Umboniinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 33(2):379-459.
- ↑ Adams, A. (1855). "Further contribution towards the natural history of the Trochidae: with the description of a new genus and several new species, from the Cumingian collection". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1854 (22): 39. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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External links
edit- World Register of Marine Species
- Herbert, D.G. (2024). "The Umboniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species, plus an additional new species from the Bismarck Sea". European Journal of Taxonomy. 973: 71.
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