Notocytharella striosa

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

Notocytharella striosa
Shell of Notocytharella striosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Notocytharella
Species:
N. striosa
Binomial name
Notocytharella striosa
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangilia striosa (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Notocytharella hastula H.A. Pilsbry & H.N. Lowe, 1932
  • Notocytharella niobe (Dall, 1919)
  • Pleurotoma exigua Adams, C.B., 1852
  • Pleurotoma striosa C. B. Adams, 1852 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 8 mm.

The slender shell is dingy white, with a rather indistinct narrow central brown band on the body whorl. It contains 10-12 slender longitudinal ribs, crossed by close elevated revolving lines. The outer lip is rather sharp on the edge but thickened behind it by a stout rib.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Baja California, Mexico.

References
  1. WoRMS (2009). Notocytharella striosa (C. B. Adams, 1852). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434498 on 2017-10-24
  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.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
  • "Notocytharella striosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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