Jujubinus maldivensis

Jujubinus maldivensis
Shell of Jujubinus maldivensis (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Jujubinus
Species:	J. maldivensis
Binomial name
Jujubinus maldivensis E.A. Smith, 1903
Synonyms
Cantharidus (Thalotia) maldivensisSmith, 1903 Thalotia maldivensisE. A. Smith, 1903 (original combination)

Jujubinus maldivensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Adult shells typically reach a height of 12.5 mm. This species exhibits significant variability. Some individuals closely resemble the typical form, while others, though typical in coloration, may display white flames on a purple background or a uniform green shade with yellow undertones, with or without the spotted band at the base of each whorl. Most specimens exhibit a color pattern interspersed with yellow granules and sometimes also with nearly black granules.

The sculpture is somewhat coarse. Under magnification, fine, elevated spiral striae (1 to 3 per interstice) can be observed between the rows of granules, crossed by oblique, slightly lamellose striae. On the base of the shell, one distinct lira and often one or two smaller intermediate lirae are visible, along with less crowded oblique striae. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Maldives, Indo-Malaysia and in the Central and East Indian Ocean.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Bouchet, Philippe; Herbert, David (2021-05-08). "Jujubinus maldivensis (E. A. Smith, 1903)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
2. "Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815". BioLib. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
3. Schepman, M.M. (1908). Prosobranchia (excluding Heteropoda and parasitic Prosobranchia). Rhipidoglossa and Docoglossa. With an appendix by Prof. R. Bergh [Pectinobranchiata]. Siboga Expedition. 49 (1): 1-108, 9 pls.

External links

• Gardiner, J. Stanley (1903). The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes : Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Vol. 2, Pt. 2. Cambridge: University Press. p. 617, PI. 35, fig. 25, 26.
• Herbert, David G. (2015-11-30). "An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca)". Zootaxa. 4049 (1): 1–98. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334.