Gotta-chin-num(in japanese)

Gotta-chin-num(in japanese)
Japanese Common Name
Gotta-chin-num
Scientific name
Sigaretornus sp.
Taxonomy
Order: Hypsogastropoda, Family: Tornidae
Size
About 4 mm
Species Distribution
Okinawajima Island
Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Critically Endangered and Endangered
Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
Sigaretornus sp. resides in burrows created by a spoon worm, Listriolobus riukiuensis, in sand on tidal flats. More than ten individuals can live in one burrow. Its ecology is unclear.
Updated September 2017

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