Pseudorhaphitoma fortistriata
Pseudorhaphitoma fortistriata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Pseudorhaphitoma fortistriata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhaphitoma |
| Species: | P. fortistriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhaphitoma fortistriata (E. A. Smith, 1888) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
The white, strong solid shell has an oval shape. It contains 7 whorls, of which two polished whorls in the protoconch. The other whorls are convex and show seven stout rounded ribs continuous up the spire and extending to the base of the body whorl. The ribs are crossed by strong, spiral lirations. The small aperture measures 5/13 of the total length of the shell. The outer lip is strongly incrassate with 4-5 teeth. The siphonal canal is narrow and short.[2]
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off Mumbai, India.
References
- WoRMS (2009). Pseudorhaphitoma fortistriata (E. A. Smith, 1888). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434781 on 2018-01-06
- Smith, E. A. (1888). "Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 6th ser. v.2.
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External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Pseudorhaphitoma fortistriata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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