Kermia punctifera

Kermia punctifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Kermia punctifera
Shell of Kermia punctifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. punctifera
Binomial name
Kermia punctifera
(Garrett, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella birtsi Preston, 1908
  • Clathurella punctifera Garrett, 1873 (original combination)
  • Kermia chrysolitha (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
  • Mangilia chrysolitha Melvill & Standen, 1896
  • Pleurotomoides punctifera (Garrett, 1873)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

The ribs are small, narrower than their interstices and number ten to eleven on the body whorl. They are crossed by smaller transverse ridges. The granules of the intersection are light brown, the rest of the shell is cinereous. The sinus is rather large and semicircular. The outer lip is six-toothed within. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Kermia punctifera (Garrett, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596277 on 2012-12-03
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Preston, H.B. (1908b) Description of a new species of Clathurella, probably from Ceylon. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 8, 6.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1896) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology 8: 273-315
  • Gastropods.com: Kermia punctifera
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