Biology:Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum
Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Lioglyphostoma
Species:
L. aguadillanum
Binomial name
Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum
(W. H. Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
Synonyms[1]
  • Euclathurella (Miraclathurella) aguadillana (Dall and Stimpson 1901)
  • Glyphostoma aguadillana (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
  • Mangilia aguadillana Dall & Simpson, 1901 (original combination)
  • Miraclathurella aguadillana (Dall & Simpson, 1901)

Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

There is one subspecies: Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum minor (Dall & Simpson, 1901) (exactly similar in sculpture, but of a pale-straw color, and is 8.5 mm. long and 3 mm. in maximum diameter)

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

(Original description) The small, slender shell is solid. It contains nine whorls of which the first three are nepionic, smooth and polished, the subsequent elegantly axially ribbed, with two to four primary spiral threads and a fine interstitial spiral striation, essentially as figured. The shell is white with a superficial brownish tinge on the larger whorls, apex and interior of the outer lip of a delicate lilac. The outer lip is strongly thickened. The inner lip and the aperture are smooth or destitute of the denticulations usually found in Mangilia.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico.

References

  • * W. P. Woodring. 1970. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(D):299–452

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3723794 entry