Conomitra lindae
Conomitra lindae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.[1]
| Conomitra lindae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutomitridae |
| Genus: | Conomitra |
| Species: | C. lindae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conomitra lindae Petuch, 1987 | |
Description
Original description: "Shell fusiform, biconic, shiny and polished: body with numerous fine axial ribs intersected by numerous spiral ribs; small bead produced at intersection of axial spiral ribs; protoconch large, bulbous, composed of 2 whorls; columella with 4 large plications; color pale tan with 2 bands of arrow-shaped dark brown blotches; shoulder with intermittent dark brown patches; entire color pattern in turn, overlaid with fine spiral bands of tiny, pale tan dots; protoconch brown; interior of aperture tan with 2 dark brown bands."[2]
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Off Cabo La Vela, Goajira Peninsula, Colombia."[3]
References
- Conomitra lindae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 109. Publ: CERF
- Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 109. Publ: CERF
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