Hemilienardia apiculata

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

Hemilienardia apiculata
Drawing of a shell of Hemilienardia apiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Hemilienardia
Species:
H. apiculata
Binomial name
Hemilienardia apiculata
(Montrouzier, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella (Hemilienardia) apiculata (Montrouzier, 1864)
  • Clathurella apiculata var. minor G. and H. Nevill, 1875
  • Glyphostoma apiculata Semper, 1876
  • Lienardia apiculata (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864)
  • Mangilia apiculata Montrouzier, 1864
  • Pleurotoma apiculata Montrouzier, 1864 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.

The shell is translucent white, with a row of opaque white spots about the middle of the body whorl. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and off Queensland, Australia

References

  • Jousseaume, F.P. 1884. Description de mollusques nouveaux. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 169–192
  • Boettger, O. 1895. Die marinen Mollusken der Philippinen. IV. Die Pleurotomiden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooligischen Gesellschaft 27(1-2, 3-4): 1-20, 41-63
  • 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
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
  • Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp.
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