Paramontana blanfordi

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Paramontana blanfordi
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Original image of a shell of Paramontana blanfordi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Paramontana
Species:
P. blanfordi
Binomial name
Paramontana blanfordi
(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
Synonyms [1]

Clathurella blanfordiG. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875 (original combination)

Contents

Paramontana blanfordi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

(Original description) The cylindrically ovate shell is elongate. The sutures are rather indistinct. The apex is sharp and pointed, a beautiful deep mauve colour throughout. The shell contains 7 to 8 whorls, longitudinally and transversely ribbed. The ribs are ery prominent, of equal thickness, forming granules at the points of intersection. Towards the base of the body whorl an excavated furrow appears. The columella is short and twisted. The aperture is moderately wide, contorted, with a rather large sinus. The outer lip is thickened with two or three granules just within the aperture. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Eritrea.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paramontana blanfordi (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596295 on 2019-08-06
  2. ↑ Nevill G. & Nevill H. (1875) Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 44(2): 83–104, pls. 7–8
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