Agathotoma ordinaria
Agathotoma ordinaria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Agathotoma |
Species: | A. ordinaria |
Binomial name | |
Agathotoma ordinaria (Smith, E.A., 1882) | |
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Agathotoma ordinaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
The turreted shell has an oblong shape. It contains 7 whorls, of which the first two are smooth and convex. The subsequent whorls are convex and contains 10-11 ribs that hardly stand out from the background and spiral lirae. The aperture is narrow and measures about 2/5 of the total length. The white outer lip is incrassate and on top slightly sinuate. The siphonal canal is short and narrow. The columella is simple.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Northern Chile.
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