Lovellona atramentosa

Lovellona atramentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]

Lovellona atramentosa
Shell of Lovellona atramentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Lovellona
Species:
L. atramentosa
Binomial name
Lovellona atramentosa
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus atramentosus Reeve, 1849 (basionym)
  • Mitromorpha atramentosa Reeve

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 13 mm

The shell is encircled by finely pricked grooves. It has a chestnut-color with generally a few white spots on the shoulder, and is white-tinted at the base.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll, Mozambique and KwaZuluNatal, in the Indo-West Pacific.

References
  1. Lovellona atramentosa (Reeve, 1849) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 March 2011.
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
  • Chino M. & Stahlschmidt P. (2009) New turrid species of the Mitromorpha-complex (Gastropoda: Conidae: Clathurellinae) from the Philippines and Japan. Visaya 2(4): 63–82.
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
  • "Lovellona atramentosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.


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