Macteola segesta

Macteola segesta
Original image of a shell of Macteola segesta cinctura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Macteola
Species: M. segesta
Binomial name
Macteola segesta
(Duclos, P.L. in Chenu, J.C., 1850)
Synonyms[1]

Columbella segesta Duclos, 1850 (original combination)

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

There is one variety : Macteola segesta cinctura Hedley, 1922

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 6 mm.

The variety Macteola segesta cinctura is characterized by rather more prominent ribs, and by a girdle of solid black which replaces the usual zone of short broken spiral lines.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia, New Caledonia and Mauritius.

References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2009). Macteola segesta (Duclos, 1850). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434316 on 2017-08-08
  2. ↑ Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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