Impages apicitincta

Impages apicitincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Impages apicitincta
Several views of a shell of Impages apicitincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Impages
Species:
I. apicitincta
Binomial name
Impages apicitincta
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula apicitincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)
  • Terebra apicitincta G.B. Sowerby III, 1900

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

References
  1. Impages apicitincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 October 2012.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 118
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • "Impages apicitincta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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