Veprecula arethusa
Veprecula arethusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Veprecula arethusa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Shell of Veprecula arethusa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Veprecula |
| Species: | V. arethusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Veprecula arethusa (Dall, 1918) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 11.5 mm.
At the base of the body whorl, around the cauda, a faint brown band is traceable. The smooth furrow at the top of the ten whorls, their reticulated surface, and the rather produced but narrow siphonal canal are characters at once indicating this species. [2]
Distribution
This species was found off Hengam Island in the Persian Gulf; also off Japan.
References
- Veprecula arethusa (Dall, 1918). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Smith E.A. (1882). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 5, 10
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
External links
- W.H. Dall, Article: Notes on the nomenclature of the mollusks of the family Turritidae; Proceedings of the United States National Museum. v. 54 1919
- Bilolib.cz : image
- Melvill J.C. (1917). A revision of the Turridae (Pleurotomidae) occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as evidenced mostly through the results of dredgings carried out by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893–1914. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 12(4): 140-186, pls 8-10
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Gastropods.com: Veprecula arethusa
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.