Marita compta

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Marita compta
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Shell of Marita compta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Marita
Species:
M. compta
Binomial name
Marita compta
(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cithara comptaA. Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination)
  • Clathurella peregrinaGould, 1860 (uncertain synonym)
  • Daphnella compta(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Daphnella varixTenison-Woods, 1877
  • Eucithara compta(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Guraleus comptus(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Marita peregrinaA.A. Gould, 1860
  • Marita varixJ.E. Tenison-Woods, 1877

Marita compta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

The spire and the upper part of the body whorl are longitudinally plicate, crossed by fine close revolving lines. The outer lip is acute, unarmed, widely but not deeply sinuous behind. The color of the shell is light yellowish or whitish, maculated more or less with chestnut. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Marita compta (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754120 on 2017-10-03
  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 . (described as Daphnella compta)
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