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Autor: McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M.
Popis
Description. Shell thin, translucent. Anterior slope concave to straight, posterior slope convex. Sculpture of concentric growth lines and widely spaced, irregular, imbricate ribs. Exterior and interior of shell white. Radula as for genus Length 5-10 mm.
'Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off Point Pinos, Monterey County, California, 180 m. Holotype: LACM 2063. Material Examined. California, Santa Maria Basin, Phase I: sta. 2, 200 m (4); sta. 6, 109 m (7). Other material: 22 lots in the LACM collection. Distribution. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (54°N), to Islas San Benitos, Baja California (28°N). Habitat. Rocky bottoms, 40-900 m.
Remarks. This species differs from Iothia fulva (Muller, 1776) in the northeast Atlantic primarily in lacking the reddish orange coloration of that species. No members of the genus are known to occur in the Arctic Ocean.
'Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off Point Pinos, Monterey County, California, 180 m. Holotype: LACM 2063. Material Examined. California, Santa Maria Basin, Phase I: sta. 2, 200 m (4); sta. 6, 109 m (7). Other material: 22 lots in the LACM collection. Distribution. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (54°N), to Islas San Benitos, Baja California (28°N). Habitat. Rocky bottoms, 40-900 m.
Remarks. This species differs from Iothia fulva (Muller, 1776) in the northeast Atlantic primarily in lacking the reddish orange coloration of that species. No members of the genus are known to occur in the Arctic Ocean.
McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M. (1996) Taxonomic atlas of the benthic fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. Vol. 9, Pt. 2: The Mollusca: The Gastropoda.
Autor: Jan Delsing
Odkazy a literatura
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [jako Iothia lindbergi McLean, 1985]Datum citace: 22. listopad 2013