Myurella columellaris
| Myurella columellaris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Myurella |
| Species: | M. columellaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Myurella columellaris (Hinds, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Myurella columellaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 53 mm.
(Original description) The subulate shell has a pale flesh colour. It is polished and shining. It contains 15 whorls. These are sculptured with closely set longitudinal costae, crossed near the upper end by a slight spiral groove, thus forming an infra-sutural crenate band. The interstices between the costae are spirally punctate. The punctations of the upper row are coarser than the rest. The small aperture is narrow. The columella descends rather obliquelly. The peristome is simple. The base of the shell is marked with three revolving punctate grooves. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin; also off the Andaman Islands and Fiji.
References
- 1 2 Myurella columellaris (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
- ↑ Preston, H. B. "Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands." Records of the Indian Museum 2.2 (1908): 187-210 (described as Terebra carnicolor)
- Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
- Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59pp + plates