Profil taxonu
Obrázky
Autor: Tunnell et al.
Autor: Bayer, F.M.
Autor: Daccarett, E.Y. & Bossio, V.S.
Popis
Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940) Staircase Coral Shell
Distribution: Texas, Florida, Gulf of Mexico to Panama; Brazil. Size: 31 mm.
Description: Color yellowish-white, interior of aperture white; shape ovate with extended spire; sculpture of flattened spiral ribs intersected by axial riblets on the surface of the ribs and inner spaces, producing a sheen; postnuclear whorls with 1 strong, spiny spiral cord followed by 3 spiral cords; body whorl with 1 strong spiral cord followed by numerous spiral cords that extend to the base of the shell; nuclear whorls smooth; umbilicus funnel shaped.
Habitat: Calcareous environments and sand at depths from 1 to 177 m (3 to 580 ft). Remarks: Usually under rocks and other hard substrates. See Ode (1973c); Redfern (2001); Garcia and Lee (2002).
Distribution: Texas, Florida, Gulf of Mexico to Panama; Brazil. Size: 31 mm.
Description: Color yellowish-white, interior of aperture white; shape ovate with extended spire; sculpture of flattened spiral ribs intersected by axial riblets on the surface of the ribs and inner spaces, producing a sheen; postnuclear whorls with 1 strong, spiny spiral cord followed by 3 spiral cords; body whorl with 1 strong spiral cord followed by numerous spiral cords that extend to the base of the shell; nuclear whorls smooth; umbilicus funnel shaped.
Habitat: Calcareous environments and sand at depths from 1 to 177 m (3 to 580 ft). Remarks: Usually under rocks and other hard substrates. See Ode (1973c); Redfern (2001); Garcia and Lee (2002).
Tunnell, J.W. , Andrews, J. , Barrera, N.C. & Moretzsohn, F., 2010. Encyclopedia of Texas seashells.
Autor: Jan Delsing
Odkazy a literatura
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [jako Babelomurex mansfieldi McGinty, 1940]Datum citace: 23. listopad 2013