Biology:Stellatoma stellata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Stellatoma stellata
Stellatoma stellata 001.jpg
Shells of Stellatoma stellata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Stellatoma
Species:
S. stellata
Binomial name
Stellatoma stellata
(Stearns, 1872)
Synonyms[1]

Mangelia stellata Stearns, 1872 (original combination)

Stellatoma stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The adult shell grows to a length of 8.9 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

The turreted shell is yellowish, tinged more or less with reddish brown. It contains seven whorls, angulated above and with a distinct suture. They show 12 or 13 strong, smooth longitudinal ribs, extending to the extremity of the basal volution, which also shows near its termination a few revolving lines. The outer lip is effuse, externally much thickened, deeply notched near the suture. The lip and columella in most specimens are dark ferruginous brown. G.W. Tryon adds to the above description that the interspaces of the ribs, in one of his specimens, are covered with fine revolving striae, and that another has a faint central band.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Stellatoma stellata (Stearns, 1872). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420361 on 2018-01-27
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Stearns, R.E.C. (1872a) Descriptions of new species of marine mollusks from the coast of Florida. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 15, 21–24.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3735769 entry