Bembicium auratum

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Gold-mouthed conniwink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Bembicium
Species:
B. auratum
Binomial name
Bembicium auratum
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bembicium nodulosum Musgrave, 1929
  • Littorina imbricata Gray, 1839
  • Risella kielmannsegi Zelebor, 1866
  • Trochus auratus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  • Trochus cicatricosus Philippi, 1843

Bembicium auratum, commonly known as the gold-mouthed conniwink, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bembicium auratum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Reid, David G. (2009). Bembicium auratum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010 .