Apicalia inflata

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Apicalia inflata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Apicalia
Species:
A. inflata
Binomial name
Apicalia inflata
Tate & May, 1901
Synonyms
  • Eulima inflataTate & May, 1901
  • Melanella inflata(Tate & May 1900)

Apicalia inflata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell (without protoconch) attains 6.25 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

(Original description) The shell's whorls exhibit a slightly irregular convexity; the penultimate whorl is somewhat contracted, while the body whorl is notably inflated and regularly convex. The aperture is relatively small, possessing a roundly oval shape and showing minimal obliquity. The outer lip maintains its position without retreating at the sutural margin. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria

References

  1. Apicalia inflata Tate & May, 1901 . 14 September 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Tate, R.; May, W.L. (1900). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Australian Mollusca (chiefly Tasmanian)". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 24 (2): 95. Retrieved 14 September 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .