Argalista glareosa


Argalista glareosa is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.
;Subspecies: ''Argalista glareosa glareosa''

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 5 mm.
The shell is small, solid, ovate-globose, and ash-colored, variegated with radiating, brownish flames. It has five swollen whorls. The apical whorls are folded and granular, while the remaining whorls are encircled by numerous lirae, of which three to four major ones are sometimes subdivided. The base is rounded, with a modest umbilicus, which is folded and notched at the margin. The aperture is circular. The outer lip is thickened and simple.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.