Biology:Struthiolaria papulosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Struthiolaria papulosa
Struthiolaria papulosa (ostrich foot).JPG
A dorsal view of a shell of Struthiolaria papulosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Struthiolariidae
Genus: Struthiolaria
Species:
S. papulosa
Binomial name
Struthiolaria papulosa
(Martyn, 1784)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum papulosum Martyn, 1784 (basionym)
  • Struthiolaria nodulosa Lamarck, 1816
Apertural view of the same shell

Struthiolaria papulosa, common name the "ostrich foot snail" or "ostrich foot shell", is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Struthiolariidae.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3169255 entry