Tenaturris dysoni
Tenaturris dysoni, common name Dyson's mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Tenaturris dysoni | |
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| Shell of Tenaturris dysoni ; museum specimen at MNHN, Paris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Tenaturris |
| Species: | T. dysoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenaturris dysoni (Reeve, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.
(Original description) The ovate shell has a rather short spire. The whorls are rounded at the upper part, longitudinally very closely finely ribbed, decussated with transverse striae. The ribs, being decussated with striae, have a slightly granular appearance. The sinus is broad. The siphonal canal is almosty lacking. The color of the shell is whitish, encircled with two faint bands of orange brown.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras, Colombia and in the Lesser Antilles.
References
- Tenaturris dysoni (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 August 2011.
- Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1–8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Tenaturris decora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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