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Agathotoma phryne (W.H. Dall, 1919)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Mangeliidae »  genus Agathotoma

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Agathotoma phryne

Author: Jan Delsing

Description

Shell small, fusiform, short, stout, whitish, with three obscure pale brownish spiral bands on the last whorl; nucleus minute, translucent, of about one whorl with somewhat over four subsequent whorls; suture appressed, obscure; spiral sculpture of numerous very fine equal close-set threads over the whole surface; axial sculpture of seven strong rounded somewhat sigmoid ribs, slightly shouldered near the suture, continuous up the spire and obliquely retractive posteriorly; there are no obvious incremental lines; the ribs extend from the canal to the suture on the last whorl; aperture narrow, anal sulcus shallow, rounded; outer lip broadly infolded, smooth within; inner lip smooth, not callous, canal hardly differentiated. Height of shell. 6.2 mm.; of last whorl, 4mm.; diameter, 2.5 mm.
Dall, 1919. Original description.

Distribution

Panama (Pacific)
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 Agathotoma phryne (Dall, 1919)]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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