Biology:Agathotoma ordinaria
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Agathotoma |
| Species: | A. ordinaria
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| Agathotoma ordinaria (Smith, E.A., 1882)
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Agathotoma ordinaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
The turreted shell has an oblong shape. It contains 7 whorls, of which the first two are smooth and convex. The subsequent whorls are convex and contains 10-11 ribs that hardly stand out from the background and spiral lirae. The aperture is narrow and measures about 2/5 of the total length. The white outer lip is incrassate and on top slightly sinuate. The siphonal canal is short and narrow. The columella is simple.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Northern Chile .
References
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- "Agathotoma ordinaria" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_30153.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q48997264 entry
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