Popis
Autor: Jan Delsing
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Type locality: Amutka Pass, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (52°14.9 N, 171°41.88 W); 406 m. (NMFS 94-200001-79). Type material: Holotype CASIZ 141123, 122.4 mm. (leg. E. Kools, 11 June, 2000, trawled, R/V Vesteraalen); Paratypes: Pt 1, CASIZ 141125, 110.1 mm. Amutka Pass (52°06 N, 171°8 W), 324 m (NMFS 94-200001-78); Pt 2, LACM 3634, 110 mm. Samalga Pass, (52°56.39 N, 169°19.58 W), 401 m (NMFS 57-200201-25); Pt 3, RNC 4627, 115.8 mm. Samalga Pass, (52°53.78 N, 169°27.8 W), 337 m (NMFS 143-200401-28). Description: Shell large (to 122 mm, holotype), fusiform; pillar straight, whorls rounded, suture impressed; uniformly whites; spiral and axial sculpture absent. Protoconch large, extended, with 2 whorls, diameter 5.4-5.6 mm. Teleconch with 4-5 whorls, first teleconch whorl extended. Mature lip thickened, but not flared, canal of moderately long, narrow. Radula: Typical for this subfamily, Rachidian tooth broad, excavated anteriorly, bearing three small, equal-sized cusps; Lateral teeth large, tri-cuspid, cusps well-spaced, outer cusp much larger than inner two, strongly curved; central and inner cusps sub-equal, inner cusp very slightly shorter and more strongly curved than inner one. Remarks: This species differs from L. kessleri in 1) larger size, 2) more inflated whorls, 3) uniformly white coloration, and 3) lack of any spiral sculpture. Etymology: The name is derived from the Greek word for "milky white" rather than a latin root, reflects the solid white color of the shell. Distribution: Central Aleutian Islands, from Amutka Pass (171°48 W) to the Islands of Four Mountains (169°53 W), at depths of 324-406 m. Habitat: Sand and gravel bottoms, with bottom temperatures of 3.9-4.2°C.
Mclean, J. H. & Clark, R. N. (2023). Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.