Biology:Notocytharella striosa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Notocytharella striosa | |
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Shell of Notocytharella striosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Notocytharella |
Species: | N. striosa
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Binomial name | |
Notocytharella striosa (C. B. Adams, 1852)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Notocytharella striosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 8 mm.
The slender shell is dingy white, with a rather indistinct narrow central brown band on the body whorl. It contains 10-12 slender longitudinal ribs, crossed by close elevated revolving lines. The outer lip is rather sharp on the edge but thickened behind it by a stout rib.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Baja California, Mexico.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Notocytharella striosa (C. B. Adams, 1852). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434498 on 2017-10-24
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- "Notocytharella striosa" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_20802.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q13903946 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notocytharella striosa.
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