Calthalotia mundula

Calthalotia mundula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Calthalotia
Species: C. mundula
Binomial name
Calthalotia mundula
(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cantharidus mundula (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Thalotia mundula A. Adams & Angas, 1864

Calthalotia mundula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 20 mm. The subperforate shell has an elevated-conical shape. It is whitish, obsoletely painted with longitudinal purplish flammules. The plane whorls are concave in the middle. At the sutures they show a prominent rounded ridge, transversely lirate. The lirae are equal and subgranulose. The base of the shell is concentrically lirate, with radiating striae in the interstices. The aperture is subquadrate. The arcuate lip ends anteriorly in an obtuse tooth. The lip is obsoletely sulcate within.[2]

Distribution

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

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B. (2013). Calthalotia mundula (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719242 on 2014-01-09
  2. ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cantharidus mundula)
  • Wilson B. (1993) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 1. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 408 pp
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.