Liotina crenata

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Liotina crenata
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Liotina crenata
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L. crenata
Binomial name
Liotina crenata
(Kiener, 1839)
Synonyms [1]
  • Delphinula crenataKiener, 1839
  • Dentarene sarcinaIredale, 1929 [2]
  • Liotia (Arene) crenataKiener, 1839

Liotina crenata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae. [1]

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Description

The diameter of the shell is 15 mm. The depressed shell has a turbinate shape. The spire whorls are somewhat exserted, all showing a pair of peripheral keels, which are strongly, or subsipinosely crenulated. The whorls are encircled by a spiral series of granules above. The base of the shell is smooth. The umbilicus is of a moderate size, defined by a riblet. The peristome is strongly crenately varicose. The color of the shell is whitish, stained with chestnut. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll; in the Pacific off the Philippines.

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Apertural view

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