Diloma aridum


Diloma aridum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae. This species is a part of the broader genus Diloma that engrosses other marine gastropods like Diloma aethiops and Diloma bicanaliculatum.
Diloma aridum is primarily found on sheltered mid-tidal rocks in the Chatham Islands and Auckland Islands and is habitual to specific regions in New Zealand.

Description

The height of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 17 mm. It is a purplish-black marine snail with pale yellow flecks in appearance.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Chatham Islands, New Zealand and Auckland Islands and occurs on sheltered mid-tidal rocks.