Liotia cancellata

Liotia cancellata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]

Liotia cancellata
Drawing of a shell of Liotia cancellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Liotia
Species:
L. cancellata
Binomial name
Liotia cancellata
(Gray J.E., 1828)
Synonyms
  • Delphinula cancellata Gray, 1828
  • Delphinula cobijensis Reeve, 1843

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 4 mm. The thick, solid shell has a turbinate shape. The spire is relatively elevated. The convex whorls are regularly latticed with equidistant spiral and longitudinal ribs. The umbilicus has a moderate size and is defined by a spiral rib. The outer lip is simple.[2][3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Northern Chile and Peru.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Liotia cancellata (Gray, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738517 on 2013-09-08
  2. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  3. West American species of the genus Liotia; Transactions of The San Diego Society For Natural History vol. 7 (1934)
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Liotia cancellata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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