Carinapex mooreorum

Carinapex mooreorum
Holotype of Carinapex mooreorum by Wiedrick, 2015
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Horaiclavidae
Genus:	Carinapex
Species:	C. mooreorum
Binomial name
Carinapex mooreorum Wiedrick, 2015 [1] [2]

Carinapex mooreorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Horaiclavidae and the subclass Caenogastropoda, which includes the apple snails and periwinkles. ^[3] The mollusk was first described by Wienrick in 2015 off the coast of Hawaii. ^[4]

Description

The length of the shell attains between 0 - 2.1 mm (0.1 inches). Its shell is characterized by a minute sized distinctive truncated pyramid-like shape, featuring a strong beaded ribbing structure on the early whorls while having a blunt apex and an ovate aperture with a lip that bulges outwards. The coloration of this species is typically cream-white in color in every region it lives in.

Distribution and habitat

This marine species of sea snails are found in the Central Pacific Ocean. As mentioned before, they can also be found in New Caledonia, Hawaii and Indonesia, in which they are documented from.

Carinapex mooreorum mollusks are known to typically live in inhabit large shallow tidal pools within the neritic zone, specifically rubble-bottomed pools.

References

1. Wiedrick, Shawn (1 February 2015). "Review of the genus Carinapex Dall, 1924 with the description of ten new species (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Horaiclavidae) from the Pacific Ocean". The Festivus. 47 (1): 5–28. doi:10.54173/f4715. ISSN   0738-9388.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Carinapex mooreorum Wiedrick, 2015. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834129 on 2017-01-15
3. "Carinapex mooreorum - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". conchology.be. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Carinapex mooreorum Wiedrick, 2015". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

External links

• "Carinapex mooreorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.