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Ponderinella minutissima Rolán & Rubio, 2002

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Littorinimorpha »  family Tornidae »  genus Ponderinella

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Ponderinella minutissima

Author: Rolan & Rubio

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Description

Shell ovoid conic, solid, not depressed, white, apparently smooth and with a rounded periphery. Protoconch of near 1,75 whorls and of about 338 µm diameter, with a rough surface at the beginning, the rest being smooth, and presenting a thicker band near the beginning of the teleoconch which is well defined. Teleoconch of about 1,5 whorl, increasing slowly; the whorls are convex and smooth, the suture impressed; with magnification, it is possible to see in fresh shells that the dorsal surface is crossed by numerous spiral lines formed by tubercles; ventrally, it is less convex with a prominent cord near the narrow umbilicus. Aperture nearly rounded with a notch where the perumbilical cord ends. Dimensions: Holotype is 1.2 mm in height x 1.0 in diameter.
The specific name alludes to the small size of the shell of the present species.
Rolan, E & Rubio, F., 2002. The family Tornidae in the East Atlantic.

Interchangeable taxa

This species is smaller and more elevated than the previous ones included in the genus. In addition, P. tornatica has a strong peripheral cord and no microsculpture, while the umbilicus is wider; P. skeneoides is larger, more depressed, the umbilicus is wider and the perumbilical cord is nodulous and delimits a wider infundibulum, even in those shells which have a smaller umbilicus; furthermore, the shell has no microsculpture. P. finalis is larger, with axial ribs and denser microsculpture.
Rolan, E & Rubio, F., 2002. The family Tornidae in the East Atlantic.

Distribution

Distribution: Known from Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Angola. Type locality: Miamia, Ghana, in 35-50 m.
Rolan, E & Rubio, F., 2002. The family Tornidae in the East Atlantic.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Ponderinella minutissima Rolán & Rubio, 2002]
Data retrieved on: 23 February 2014

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