| Family: |
Obtortionidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Iran, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Shell varies from white to purple-gray. With straighter spire outlines, giving the shell a more conical appearance. Operculum is thin, transparent yellow, almost circular, has a central nucleus, and consists of about 5 whorls. The cephalic tentacles are translucent and colorless, although sometimes there can be a presence of two or three small, dense, white spots. The moderately large black eyes are in weak swellings at the outer tentacle bases. |
| Biology: |
Lower intertidal, in mud (Ref. 128859). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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