Heteropoma quadrasi
Heteropoma quadrasi is a species of minute, salt marsh snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.
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The species exhibits exhibits a distinct variation in shell morphology between juveniles and adults.[2] The juvenile shells have a distinctly broader base compared to the more slender adult shells. The species has a wide range of color variation, from yellowish brown to dark brown, with some individuals having a distinct reddish-brown coloration.
Heteropoma quadrasi is an active predator, feeding primarily on small gastropods and bivalves.[3] The species has a radula, a ribbon-like structure in the mouth that is used for scraping and tearing food items.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Heteropoma quadrasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10019A3154283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10019A3154283.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Holthuis, L.B. (1987). "Résultats des campagnes Musorstom. I et II - Philippines (1976, 1980). Tome 2. In: Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. Tome 133. Décembre 1985. Paris. 525 pp. Price: 350 Fr. To be ordered from: Editions du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Bibliothèque centrale du Muséum, 38 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 75005, Paris". Crustaceana. 53 (3): 320. doi:10.1163/156854087x00466. ISSN 0011-216X.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Elaeocyma melichroa J. H. McLean & Poorman, 1971". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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