Granata japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Granata japonica (A. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559692 on 2013-04-14
Description (Original description by Adams) The brown, convex, imperforate shell has a suborbicular shape. It is transversely costulate. The riblets are close-set, and noduled. The interstices are very finely longitudinally striated. The spire is rather prominent. The rounded whorls are costate. The subcircular aperture is pearly within.G.W. Tryon (1890), Manual of Conchology vol. XII (described as Stomatella japonica)
Distribution This marine species occurs off Japan.
References
External links Encyclopedia of Life World Register of Marine Species