Biology:Antiguraleus pedicus
| Antiguraleus pedicus | |
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| Shell of Antiguraleus pedicus (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Antiguraleus |
| Species: | A. pedicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Antiguraleus pedicus A.W.B. Powell, 1942
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Propebela pedica (Powell, 1942) | |
Antiguraleus pedicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell of the holotype attains 5.7 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.
(Original description) The shell is small, white, and narrowly fusiform in shape, featuring rounded whorls. The spire is 1.15 times the combined height of the aperture and the siphonal canal. The base contracts very gradually toward a siphonal canal that is moderately long and broadly open. There are five whorls in total, including the protoconch.
The sculpture is relatively weak, with the axial elements being more prominent than the spirals. There are 14 to 16 narrowly rounded axials per whorl. On the spire whorls, the ornamentation consists of four regular, closely spaced, weak spirals located above the middle, and three stronger, more widely spaced spirals positioned below. On the base, six spaced spiral cords merge into approximately 12 linear-spaced threads, which eventually become indistinct over the fasciole. Additionally, fine, linear-spaced spiral threads occupy the interstices between the primary cords.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs off Otago Heads, Otago and Snares Islands, New Zealand.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2015). Antiguraleus pedicus Powell, 1942. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432997 on 2017-03-02
- ↑ Powell, A.W.B. (1942). "The New Zealand recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae with general notes on turrid nomenclature and systematics.". Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 2: 148. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59480782. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 239)
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- New Zealand Mollusca: Propebela pedica
Wikidata ☰ Q3732970 entry
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