Kermia albicaudata

Kermia albicaudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Raphitomidae
Genus:	Kermia
Species:	K. albicaudata
Binomial name
	Kermia albicaudata; (Smith E. A., 1882)
Synonyms
	Clathurina albicaudata (Smith E. A., 1882); Pleurotoma (Defrancia ?) albicaudata Smith E. A., 1882;

Kermia albicaudata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1½ mm.

The oval shell is acuminate. The contrast of colour, the chief portion of the shell being a rich brown, with the protoconch and lower part of the body whorl white, is very remarkable. The shell contains in total seven whorls. The 2 - 3 whorls in the protoconch are finely reticulate. The other whorls are convex. The suture is not very impressed. The reticulate sculpture consists of about 12 longitudinal ribs and 3 - 4 spiral lirae that form small, glossy nodules with the ribs. The body whorl shows 12 spiral lirae of which the lower six show a granular white colour. The aperture measures slightly less than half the length of the shell. The outer lip is very thick and denticulate within with 4 - 5 teeth. The sinus is not very deep and located near the suture. The siphonal canal is short. ^[2]

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Persian Gulf.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Kermia albicaudata (Smith E. A., 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
^ Smith E.A. (1882). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 5, 10 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.
Kazmi, Quddusi B., M. Moazzam, and Razia Sultana. "Marine Molluscan fauna Of the Pakistani coastal waters."

[WoRMS-1] Kermia albicaudata (Smith E. A., 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

[2] Smith E.A. (1882). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 5, 10 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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