Gymnobela_lanceata

<i>Gymnobela lanceata</i>

Gymnobela lanceata

Species of gastropod

Gymnobela lanceata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Quick Facts Gymnobela lanceata, Scientific classification ...

Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

(Original description) The minute, white, acute shell has a sinusigera protoconch consisting of 4 whorls followed by two subsequent whorls. The suture is appressed, bordered in front by close, short, axial wrinkles. The anal fasciole is slightly concave, wide, extending to the angle at the shoulder. The axial sculpture consists of about 15 low, short oblique ribs most prominent at the shoulder, with wider interspaces and obsolete in front of the periphery. The spiral sculpture consists of faint spiral striations visible only under the lens. The aperture is subovate. The siphonal canal is long, narrow and straight. The columella is straight and attenuated in front.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia - Florida, USA

References

  1. [1]
    Gymnobela lanceata Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
  2. [2]
    Dall, William Healey. "Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross in 1885 and 1886." Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1927) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Gymnobela_lanceata, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.