Acrista pusilla

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Acrista pusilla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Acrista
Species:
A. pusilla
Binomial name
Acrista pusilla
(Dunker, 1871)
Synonyms

Clathurella pusillaDunker, 1871 (original combination)

Contents

Acrista pusilla is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae. [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is small, oblong-ovate and subfusiform. The shell contains 8-9 convex whorls with longitudinal ribs and is transversely lined with striae. The 7-8 ribs are thick in the body whorl. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip is thickened and is internally denticulate. The colour of the shell is yellow, the interstices of the ribs are marked with darker lines. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acrista pusilla (Dunker, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1580914 on 2024-03-17
  2. Dunker, W. (1871). Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. Malakozoologische Blätter. 18: 150-175 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .