Marita nitida

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Marita nitida
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Original image of a shell of Marita nitida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Marita
Species:
M. nitida
Binomial name
Marita nitida
(Hedley, 1922)
Synonyms [1]
  • Guraleus nitidusHedley, 1922 (original combination)
  • Guraleus (Guraleus) nitidusHedley, 1922

Marita nitida 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 7.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

The small, thin shell is translucent, glossy and narrow-ovate. Its colour is white, with a few faint rusty spots. It contains 5½ whorls, two of which compose the protoconch.

Sculpture The radials are elevate narrow spaced ribs—on the first adult whorl eleven, on the body whorl eight. Between these ribs are incised spiral lines, increasing from six on the first adult whorl to about twenty-four on the last.

Aperture :—The aperture is narrow. The varix is slight. The sinus is indefinite. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2017). Marita nitida (Hedley, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434389 on 2017-10-06
  2. ↑ Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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