Longchaeus insularum

Longchaeus insularum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Longchaeus insularum
Drawing of a shell of Longchaeus insularum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Longchaeus
Species:
L. insularum
Binomial name
Longchaeus insularum
(Pilsbry, 1922)
Synonyms[1]
  • Longchaeus canaliculatus (Sowerby II, 1874)
  • Pyramidella canaliculata Sowerby II, 1874 (non Gabb, 1873)
  • Pyramidella insularum Pilsbry, 1922 (original combination)

Description

The shell has a yellowish color, banded and spotted with chestnut, with fine longitudinal white raised striations, appearing like low rounded riblets, with occasional darker macillations, especially on the base. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture and periphery are channeled. The aperture is channeled at the base. The columella is straight, three plaited. The length of the shell is 15 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Longchaeus insularum (Pilsbry, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739733 on 2015-04-18
  2. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 302-303; 1889 (described as Pyramidella canaliculata)
  • Sowerby, G. B., II. 1874. Descriptions of twelve new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873:718–722, pl. 59
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