Biology:Hemilienardia pardus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Hemilienardia pardus
Hemilienardia pardus 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Hemilienardia pardus (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Hemilienardia
Species:
H. pardus
Binomial name
Hemilienardia pardus
Fedosov, Stahlschmidt, Puillandre, Aznar-Cormano & Bouchet, 2017

Hemilienardia pardus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

Color varies from snail to snail, but red and white is a common color. The shell color becomes less vibrant when not maintained by a live snail.[2] The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tahiti, the Society Islands[3]

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Hemilienardia pardus Fedosov, Stahlschmidt, Puillandre, Aznar-Cormano & Bouchet, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=954856 on 2019-06-27
  2. "Hemilienardia sp. 1". http://www.underwaterkwaj.com/shell/turrid/Hemilienardia-sp1.htm. 
  3. "Hemilienardia pardus - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". 22 June 2023. https://conchology.be/?t=263&family=RAPHITOMIDAE&fullspecies=Hemilienardia%20pardus&shellID=79653. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q61699488 entry