Red Button Snail [Umbonium costatum]
Description
The Red Button Snail, or Umbonium costatum, is a marine gastropod mollusk in the Trochidae family. They are found in the Pacific Ocean, particularly in the waters around Japan and the Philippines. As their name suggests, these snails have a reddish-brown shell with a round, button-like shape and distinct ridges.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
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| Family |
Periwinkles
Littorinidae
|
| Genus |
Button Snails
Bembicium
|