Hemilienardia apiculata
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| Drawing of a shell of Hemilienardia apiculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Hemilienardia |
| Species: | H. apiculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemilienardia apiculata (Montrouzier, 1864)
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Hemilienardia apiculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.
The shell is translucent white, with a row of opaque white spots about the middle of the body whorl. [2]
Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and off Queensland, Australia
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Hemilienardia apiculata (Montrouzier, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596944 on 2019-06-29
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the - Jousseaume, F.P. 1884. Description de mollusques nouveaux. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 169–192
- Boettger, O. 1895. Die marinen Mollusken der Philippinen. IV. Die Pleurotomiden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooligischen Gesellschaft 27(1-2, 3-4): 1-20, 41-63
- Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
- Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp.
External links[]
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- S.-M. & Montrouzier. (1864). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie. 12: 261-275, pl. 10
- Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
- Gastropods.com: Hemilienardia apiculata apiculata
- MNHN, Paris: syntype
Categories:
- Hemilienardia
- Gastropods described in 1864
- Gastropods of Australia