Granigyra spinulosa
Granigyra spinulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
| Granigyra spinulosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Granigyra |
| Species: | G. spinulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Granigyra spinulosa Bush, 1897 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ganesa spinulosa (Bush, 1897) | |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 2.5 mm. The shell has a delicate yellow color with coarse and very conspicuous granulation of the surface. When seen in profile, they appear like little spines. It has about three well-rounded, rather loosely coiled whorls, forming an elevated spire with relatively large, prominent nuclear whorl and a very large body whorl. The well-marked suture is rather deep. The deep umbilicus is relatively large and has rounded walls. The peritreme of the aperture is slightly attached at the suture.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas, found at a depth of over 600 m.
References
- Bush, K. J. 1897. Revision of the marine gastropods referred to Cyclostrema, Adeorbis, Vitrinella, and related genera; with descriptions of some new genera and species belonging to the Atlantic fauna of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 97-144, pls. 22-23.
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Granigyra spinulosa Bush, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532885 on 26 March 2013
- Bush, K. J. 1897. Revision of the marine gastropods referred to Cyclostrema, Adeorbis, Vitrinella, and related genera; with descriptions of some new genera and species belonging to the Atlantic fauna of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 97-144, pls. 22-23.