Teralatirus roboreus

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Teralatirus roboreus
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Drawing of a shell of Teralatirus roboreus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Genus:
Teralatirus
Species:
T. roboreus
Binomial name
Teralatirus roboreus
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mitra roboreaReeve, 1845 (original combination)
  • Latirus ernestiMelvill, 1910
  • Teralatirus ernesti(Melvill, 1910)

Teralatirus roboreus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae. [1]

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Shell

Teralatirus roboreus has a small (~10 mm), spindle-like, richly-sculptured, uncompressed shell. Adult specimens usually have seven convex whorls in total, with an inconspicuous suture, and a tall, conical spire that corresponds to 3/4 of the total shell length. [2] The apex bears a large, inflated, dome-like protoconch with two whorls and a characteristic sculpture pattern. It initially has a smooth surface (1/3 whorl), which suddenly becomes ornamented by a series of strong axial ribs. By the second whorl, it gradually changes into a net-like pattern of axial ribs and spiral cords, bearing small nodules at the intersections. This intricate sculpture is absent in the teleoconch whorls, which are solely sculptured by strong, rounded spiral cords. The aperture outline is elliptical, with a thickened peristome and a well-marked callus. The columella bears two strong folds, and the canal is short and curved. The shell is colored light orange to dark-reddish brown, with a usually darker protoconch. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic, from Antigua, Barbados and the Lesser Antilles to Brazil. it is usually found under coral slabs in shallow waters. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Teralatirus roboreus (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746841 on 2014-03-01
  2. 1 2 3 Simone, L. R. L.; Cavallari, D. C.; Abbate, D. (2013). "Revision of the genus Teralatirus Coomans 1965 in the Western Atlantic, with an anatomical description of T. roboreus (Reeve 1845) (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 142 (2): 215–226. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/142/2013/215.
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