Otitoma rubiginosa

Otitoma rubiginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Otitoma rubiginosa
Shell of Otitoma rubiginosa (holotype at the Natural History Museum, London)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Otitoma
Species:
O. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Otitoma rubiginosa
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

Clavatula rubiginosa Hinds, 1843 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

The reddish brown shell contains six whorls, somewhat rounded, with revolving striae. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Strait of Malacca

References

  • Hinds, R. B. "On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia." Proceedings of the Zoological society of London. Vol. 11. 1843.
  • Wiedrick S.G. (2014). Review of the genera Otitoma Jousseaume, 1880 and Thelecytharella with the description of two new species Gastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae) from the southwest Pacific Ocean. The Festivus. 46(3): 40-53
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