Paramontana punicea

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

Paramontana punicea
Original image of a shell of Paramontana punicea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Paramontana
Species:
P. punicea
Binomial name
Paramontana punicea
(Hedley, 1922)
Synonyms[1]

Pseudodaphnella punicea Hedley, 1922 (original combination)

This species has also been considered a synonym of Pseudodaphnella pullula Hervier, R.P.J., 1897 [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

(Original description) The small, solid shell is ovate-lanceolate and acuminate. The shell contains 7 whorls, including a two-whorled protoconch. Its colour is uniform lilac.

Sculpture: Stout perpendicular ribs extending from the shoulder to the base are set at thirteen to a whorl, about their own breadth apart. The spirals number three or four on the upper whorls, and nine on the body whorl. A bead occurs where a spiral intersects a rib, and on the snout, where the radials do not otherwise appear, the small close spirals are still beaded. The aperture is wide. The varix is massive There are four denticules within the outer lip. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Australia (Queensland).

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paramontana punicea (Hedley, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434585 on 2019-08-07
  2. Gastropods.com: Pseudodaphnella pullula
  3. 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.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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