Papillocithara semiplicata
Papillocithara semiplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Papillocithara semiplicata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Papillocithara |
| Species: | P. semiplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Papillocithara semiplicata Kilburn, 1992 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
References
- WoRMS (2009). Papillocithara hebes Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434552 on 2017-12-02
- Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575. page(s): 517–519
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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