Lovellona atramentosa

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Lovellona atramentosa
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Shell of Lovellona atramentosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mitromorphidae
Genus: Lovellona
Species:
L. atramentosa
Binomial name
Lovellona atramentosa
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus atramentosus Reeve, 1849 (basionym)
  • Mitromorpha atramentosa Reeve

Lovellona atramentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 13 mm

The shell is encircled by finely pricked grooves. It has a chestnut-color with generally a few white spots on the shoulder, and is white-tinted at the base. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll, Mozambique and KwaZuluNatal, in the Indo-West Pacific.

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