Lophiotoma abbreviata

Lophiotoma abbreviata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Lophiotoma abbreviata
Lophiotoma abbreviata shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Turridae
Subfamily:
Turrinae
Genus:
Lophiotoma
Species:
L. abbreviata
Binomial name
Lophiotoma abbreviata
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma abbreviata Reeve, 1843

Description

The fusiform shell reaches a length of 35 mm and a diameter of 12–15 mm. The shell is rather stout, with a prominent shoulder keel, composed of two approximate ribs, and less prominent revolving ribs and lines below it, articulated with dark chestnut spots. The shell is above the keel concave, with a strong rounded sutural rib, marked by large dark chestnut spots.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs along the Mascarene basin and the Philippines.

References
  1. Lophiotoma abbreviata (Reeve, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 July 2011.
  2. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology VI, p. 173; 1884
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • "Lophiotoma (Lophiotoma) abbreviata abbreviata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 July 2011.


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