Tenaturris multilineata

Tenaturris multilineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Tenaturris
Species: T. multilineata
Binomial name
Tenaturris multilineata
(C. B. Adams, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia polyzonata Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1853 (nomen novum)
  • Mangilia multilineata (Adams, C.B., 1845)
  • Mangilia polyzonata Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1853
  • Pleurotoma multilineata Adams, C.B., 1845

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm.

The small shell is golden yellow with many white lines. It contains 6 whorls with 8-10 longitudinal ribs expanding at the base. The spiral sculpture consists of close, decurrent, inequal striae. The suture is deep. The sinus is large. The siphonal canal is very short.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2010). Tenaturris multilineata (C. B. Adams, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533482 on 2018-01-30
  2. ↑ Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v..2 (1845-1848)
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Mangelia polyzonata

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