Size
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 55659
Text Type: 2
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Created: 2009-08-22 13:50:44 - User Jan Delsing
Language: EN
Height 79 mm, Width 45 mm.
Description
Author: Jan Delsing, Egorov, 1994
Text ID: 55658
Text Type: 1
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Created: 2009-08-22 13:50:14 - User Jan Delsing
Language: EN
Shell moderately large, solid, consists of 6.5 rounded, convex whorls, separated by a channeled sutura. The body whorl is convex, occupies 0.76 of the shell height. Spiral sculpture consists of thin, curved triangular-shaped riblets, which are present on the all shell surface. Also, there are one-three weakly ribs on the shoulder whorl. Aperture is moderately wide, occupies 5/10 of the shell height, oval, white. Inner lip is covered with thick white callus. Siphon is very wide, slightly elongated, curved to the left. Color of shell under periostracum is light-brown or bedge. Periostracum is thin, yellowish-brownish, or dark-brown, form short bristles. Operculum is irregular-oval, solid, dark-brown.
[Egorov, 1994]
Interchangeable taxa
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 55661
Text Type: 19
Page: 0
Created: 2009-08-22 13:52:14 - User Jan Delsing
Language: EN
Slightly resembles an A. (C.) uritai, differs from later in present of triangular-shaped ribs in the base of shell.
Distribution
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 55660
Text Type: 3
Page: 0
Created: 2009-08-22 13:51:12 - User Jan Delsing
Language: EN
From the southern part of the Okhotsk Sea to Northern Japan, at depth of 150-170 m. Rare.