Kermia canistra
Kermia canistra | |
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Original image of a shell of Kermia canistra | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Raphitomidae |
Genus: | Kermia |
Species: | K. canistra
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Binomial name | |
Kermia canistra (Hedley, 1922)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Pseudodaphnella canistra Hedley, 1922 |
Kermia canistra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
(Original description) The subulate shell is rather solid. The adult shell contains seven whorls. Its colour is irregularly disposed ; on a ground of buff are broad white vertical stripes, a few narrow distant chestnut stripes, and a narrow white peripheral belt. The sculpture consists of eighteen spiral cords and twenty-two radial riblets. Within the outer lip are ten small and short plications.[2]
Distribution[]
This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; also off the Philippines
References[]
- ^ a b Kermia canistra (Hedley, 1922). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
- Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.
- Kay, E.A. & Johnson, S. 1987. Mollusca of Enewetak Atoll. pp. 105–148 in Devaney, D.M., Reese, E.S., Burch, B.L. & Helfrich, P. (eds). The Natural History of Enewetak Atoll, Volume 2. Biogeography and Systematics. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Ecological Research Division 343 pp.
External links[]
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Pseudodaphnella canistra
Categories:
- Kermia
- Gastropods described in 1922