Rostellariella delicatula

Rostellariella delicatula, common name the delicate tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae, the true conchs.[1]

Rostellariella delicatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Stromboidea
Family:
Strombidae
Genus:
Rostellariella
Species:
R. delicatula
Binomial name
Rostellariella delicatula
(Nevill, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Rostellaria delicatula G. Nevill, 1881 (original combination)
  • Tibia delicatula (Nevill, 1881)
  • Tibia deliculata [sic] (misspelling)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Aden and East Africa to Sumatra, Indonesia.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Rostellariella delicatula. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532191 on 2016-01-30
  • Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
  • "Rostellariella delicatula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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