| Notocytharella striosa | |
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| Shell of Notocytharella striosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Notocytharella |
| Species: | N. striosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Notocytharella striosa (C. B. Adams, 1852) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Notocytharella striosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 8 mm.
The slender shell is dingy white, with a rather indistinct narrow central brown band on the body whorl. It contains 10-12 slender longitudinal ribs, crossed by close elevated revolving lines. The outer lip is rather sharp on the edge but thickened behind it by a stout rib.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Baja California, Mexico.
References
- 1 2 WoRMS (2009). Notocytharella striosa (C. B. Adams, 1852). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434498 on 2017-10-24
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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External links
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- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- "Notocytharella striosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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