Steromphala rarilineata

Steromphala rarilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Steromphala rarilineata
Several views of a shell of Steromphala rarilineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Steromphala
Species:
S. rarilineata
Binomial name
Steromphala rarilineata
(Michaud, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Gibbula divaricata var. rarilineata (Michaud, 1829)
  • Gibbula purpurata Brusina, 1865
  • Gibbula rarilineata var. crimeana Anistratenko & Starobogatov, 1991
  • Gibbula rarilineata var. pulchella Pallary 1919
  • Steromphala crimeana Anistratenko & Starobogatov, 1991
  • Trochus cossurensis Monterosato, 1875 (synonym)
  • Trochus rarilineatus Michaud, 1829 (original description)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 14 mm. The shell diverges from Gibbula divaricata by being smaller, and more conical, an having an angulate periphery and a flattened base.[2]

Distribution

Steromphala rarilineata is found in relatively warm European waters off the coast of Spain, Greece, and Portugal; in the Black Sea off Ukraine; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and the Canary Islands.[1]

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala rarilineata (Michaud, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039847 on 2020-01-12
  2. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Monterosato T. A. (di), 1875 (letta il 24. 1. 1875): Nuova rivista delle Conchiglie Mediterranee. (Catalogo delle Conchiglie Mediterranee); Atti dell'Accademia Palermitana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Palermo (2) 5: 1–50
  • Anistratenko V.V. & Starobogatov Y., 1991: Mollusks of the order Trochiformes (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia) from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov [in Russian with English summary]; Bulleten Moskovskogo obscestva ispytatelej priroda. Otdel biologiceskij 96(1): 65–71
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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