Ophiodermella grippi

Ophiodermella grippi
Shell of Ophiodermella grippi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Borsoniidae
Genus:	Ophiodermella
Species:	O. grippi
Binomial name
Ophiodermella grippi (Dall, 1919)
Synonyms [1]
Crassispira martinensisDall, W.H., 1919 Moniliopsis grippiDall, 1919 (original combination) Pseudomelatoma grippi(Dall, 1919)

Ophiodermella grippi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. ^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm

(Original description) The slender shell slender contains about eight (slightly decollate) whorls. Its color is livid olivaceous with a pale peripheral band, lighter near the aperture. The suture is appressed, on the upper whorls rudely nodulous. The spiral sculpture in front of the fasciole on the spire consists of five or six strong cords with narrower interspaces, overriding the ribs. The cords cover the body whorl. They are feebler on the periphery, coarser on the base There are also faint spiral striae here and there. The axial sculpture on the upper part of the spire shows 14 or 15 strong rounded ribs with wider interspaces, feebler on the penultimate whorl, becoming obsolete on the body whorl. The aperture is ovate. The anal sulcus is conspicuous and shallow. The outer lip is thin and simple. The inner lip is smooth. The siphonal canal is short, wide and not recurved. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA and the Gulf of California, Mexico.

References

1. Ophiodermella grippi (Dall, 1919) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 August 2011.
2. Dall (1919) Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean; Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, vol. 56 (1920)

• Dall W.H. 1919. Descriptions of new species of mollusks of the family Turritidae from the west coast of America and adjacent regions. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 56(2288):l-86; pis. 1–24 (8 Aug.).
• Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN   1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.

External links

• "Ophiodermella grippi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.