Common name of Lithopoma tectum
 
Common Name West indian starsnail
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Belize
Locality
Ref. Belize Marine Tropical Research and Education Center, 2011
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st Modifier
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'snail', from Old English 'snaca', i.e., 'snake', literally 'creeping thing'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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