Thala cernica

Thala cernica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Thala cernica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Thala
Species:
T. cernica
Binomial name
Thala cernica
(Sowerby II, 1874)
Synonyms[1]

Mitra cernica Sowerby II, 1874 (basionym)

Description

The rosy-orange shell is rather fusiform. The aperture equals the spire in length. The whorls are angulate at the suture. The body whorl becomes attenuate at the top. The outer lip is dentate inside. The superior teeth are elongate. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References
  1. Thala cernica (Sowerby II, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2012.
  2. Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London, privately published
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 23
  • Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5:1–48-page(s): 36


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