Steromphala cineraria

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Steromphala cineraria
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Shell of Steromphala cineraria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Steromphala
Species:
S. cineraria
Binomial name
Steromphala cineraria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
  • Gibbula cineraria(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Gibbula (Gibbula) cineraria cineraria(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Scrobiculinus strigosus(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Scrobiculinus strigosus var. depressaPallary, 1920
  • Scrobiculinus strigosus var. elevata Pallary, 1920
  • Scrobiculinus strigosus var. rubraPallary, 1920
  • Trochus cinerariusLinnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
  • Trochus cinerarius var. variegataJeffreys, 1865
  • Trochus electissimusBean in Thorpe, 1844
  • Trochus eltoniaeR. T. Lowe, 1861
  • Trochus fumosusPhilippi, 1849
  • Trochus inflatusBlainville, 1826
  • Trochus lineatusda Costa, 1778
  • Trochus philippiiAradas, 1847
  • Trochus strigosusGmelin, 1791

Steromphala cineraria is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 18 mm. The thick, narrowly umbilicate, rarely imperforate shell has a conical, thick shape. It is cinereous, densely marked with numerous narrow longitudinal brown or reddish lines, or broader stripes. The 6 whorls are flattened, with 7 or 8 thread-like spiral ridges on the upper surface of the body whorl, with often one or two finer striae between each ridge, and about a dozen fine ridge-like striae on the under side. The body whorl is angulate at the periphery, somewhat convex beneath. The aperture is subrhomboidal and smooth within. The columella is straightened in the middle. The umbilicus is narrow. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean (Azores, Canary Islands, Morocco).

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Steromphala cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039839 on 2020-12-30
  2. ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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