Capensisvoluta abyssicola

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Capensisvoluta abyssicola
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Capensisvoluta abyssicola shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Capensisvoluta
Species:
C. abyssicola
Binomial name
Capensisvoluta abyssicola
(Adams & Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • Athleta (Athleta) abyssicola(H. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
  • Athleta abyssicola(A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) superseded combination
  • Athleta abyssicola abyssicola(A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) superseded combination
  • Voluta abyssicolaH. Adams & Reeve, 1848 (basionym)
  • Volutocorbis abyssicola(A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)

Capensisvoluta abyssicola, common name the yellow-foot hatch shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 105 mm. [2]

The shell is moderately elongate, with variable width and spire height. The aperture is long and narrow, accounting for well over half the shell’s length. The spire is conical, and the sculpture is cancellate (hatched), consisting of relatively fine axial ribs and spiral cords of nearly equal strength. Much of the ventral surface is covered by a thin, transparent glaze extending from the inner lip. The inner lip features numerous columellar pleats that become progressively stronger toward the anterior. The outer lip is slightly reflected, with a thickened inner margin bearing numerous ridge-like denticles. [2]

The surface is dull, often appearing etched or eroded. Fresh specimens range in color from biscuit to pale orangish- or pinkish-brown. The interior of the aperture is pale apricot, while the columellar pleats are white. The surface is frequently encrusted with a muddy deposit. The animal itself is greyish-white to yellow, heavily speckled with greyish markings. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the west coast of South Africa, off Atlantic Cape region (Walvis Bay to Cape Agulhas), at depths between 100 m and 550 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Capensisvoluta abyssicola (Adams & Reeve, 1848) . 23 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. doi:10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. ISBN   978-1-86868-098-6 . Retrieved 17 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Creative Commons by-sa small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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