Kermia margaritifera

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Kermia margaritifera
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Shell of Kermia margaritifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. margaritifera
Binomial name
Kermia margaritifera
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Clathurina foraminata(Reeve, L.A., 1845) (nomen dubium)
  • Mangilia margaritifera(Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma margaritiferaReeve, 1846 (original combination)

Kermia margaritifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

The whorls are rounded or very slightly shouldered, reticulated by longitudinal and revolving fine ribs and lines. The color is yellowish brown, tinged with chestnut, sometimes forming an indistinct central band. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Persian Gulf and off India. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kermia margaritifera (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596311 on 2019-07-17
  2. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Kilburn, Richard Neil (2009). "Genus Kermia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae: Raphitominae) in South African Waters, with Observations on the Identities of Related Extralimital Species". African Invertebrates. 50 (2): 217–236. Bibcode:2009AfrIn..50..217K. doi: 10.5733/afin.050.0201 . ISSN   1681-5556.
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