Ethaliella capillata

Ethaliella capillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Trochidae
Genus:Ethaliella
Species: E. capillata
Binomial name
Ethaliella capillata
(Gould, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Ethalia capillata Gould, 1862 (original combination)
  • Umbonium capillata A. A. Gould, 1861

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 8 mm. The small, smooth shell is convex on both sides. It is slender and angular. It is covered with green or rusty-brown lines that intersect in large numbers. and is ornated with bright striae. It consists of six planulate whorls that become sharpa t the periphery. The sutures are scarcely impressed. The base of the shell is radially plicate. The umbilicus is small with a pale callus, surrounded by a rust-colored hollow.The small aperture is rhomboid. The outer lip is acute.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the East China Sea.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2014). Ethaliella capillata (Gould, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732110 on 2014-07-01
  2. ↑ Otia conchologica: A. Gould, Descriptions of Shells and Mollusks from 1839 tp 1862
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp
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