Lirularia acuticostata

Last updated

Lirularia acuticostata
Lirularia acuticostat 001.jpg
Drawing of a shell of Lirularia acuticostata
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Lirularia
Species:
L. acuticostata
Binomial name
Lirularia acuticostata
(Carpenter, 1864)
Synonyms

Liotia acuticostataCarpenter, 1864

Lirularia acuticostata, common name the sharp-keeled lirularia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1] [2]

Contents

Description

The height of the shell measures 2.5 mm and its diameter 3 mm. The small, white shell has a subglobose shape. The two nuclear whorls are, smooth. Its apex is elevated. The teleoconch contains 3 whorls, with two raised carinae on the spire and six on the body whorl. The body whorl contains about 6 equal spiral cords. The axial ribs are absent. The sutures are subrectangular. The aperture is circular. The conspicuous outer lip is little contracted. The umbilicus is not large. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coast of Sitka, Alaska to the southern Californian coast.

Related Research Articles

<i>Pseudomelatoma torosa</i> Species of gastropod

Pseudomelatoma torosa is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

<i>Odostomia aequisculpta</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia aequisculpta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia avellana</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia avellana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia deliciosa</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia deliciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia gouldii</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia gouldii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia hagemeisteri</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia hagemeisteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia inflata</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia inflata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia nota</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia nota is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia nuciformis</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia nuciformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia satura</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia satura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia sitkaensis</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia sitkaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Odostomia tenuisculpta</i> Species of gastropod

Odostomia tenuisculpta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Turbonilla laminata</i>

Turbonilla laminata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Halistylus pupoideus</i> Species of gastropod

Halistylus pupoideus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Lirularia lirulata</i> Species of gastropod

Lirularia lirulata, common name the pearly top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Lirularia optabilis</i> Species of gastropod

Lirularia optabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Lirularia parcipicta</i> Species of gastropod

Lirularia parcipicta, common name the few-spot lirularia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Lirularia succincta</i> Species of gastropod

Lirularia succincta, common name the tucked lirularia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Minolia peramabilis</i> Species of gastropod

Minolia peramabilis, common name the lovely Pacific margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.

Homalopoma baculum, common name the berry dwarf turban, is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lirularia acuticostata (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528715 on 2012-11-23
  2. ↑ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
  3. ↑ Carpenter, Suppl. Rept. Brit. Assoc, 1864, pp. 612, 652.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.