Biology:Heterocithara hirsuta

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Short description: Species of mollusc

Heterocithara hirsuta
Heterocithara hirsuta 001.jpg
Drawing of a shell of Heterocithara hirsuta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Heterocithara
Species:
H. hirsuta
Binomial name
Heterocithara hirsuta
(De Folin, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Clathurella hirsuta (De Folin, 1867)
  • Mangilia hirsuta (De Folin, 1867)
  • Pleurotoma hirsutum De Folin, A.G.L. 1867

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.4 mm. The shell is yellowish white, the earlier whorls darker.[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.

References

  • De Folin, A.G.L. 1867. Les meleagrinicoles. Especes nouvelles. Publications de la Société Havraise d'Études. Diverses 33: 41–112, 6 pls
  • Bouge, L.J. & Dautzenberg, P.L. 1914. Les Pleurotomides de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et de ses dependances. Journal de Conchyliologie 61: 123–214

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q39087794 entry