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Colubraria lindae (Petuch, 2013) inq.

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Colubrariidae »  genus Colubraria

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Colubraria lindae

Author: Petuch, E.

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Description

Shells very small for family and subfamily, tiny, elongated and fusiform; body whorl inflated, more rounded than spire whorls; shoulder rounded, blending into body whorl; body whorl ornamented with 26 thin, evenly spaced longitudinal cordlike riblets which, in turn, are crossed by 20 thin spiral cords, producing strong cancellate sculpture; body whorl and spire whorls with 2 large, fin-like varices per whorl; varices staggered, not aligned, squared off along posterior edges; siphonal canal well developed, open, ornamented with 6 large spiral cords; protoconch proportionally very large, rounded, domelike, projecting, composed of 2 whorls; aperture large, oval, bordered by large, thickened varix along lip; columellar area smooth, with small, nearly obsolete parietal shield; shells colored pale cream-white.
Petuch, E. 2013. Biogeography and Biodiversity of Western Atlantic Mollusks.

Distribution

From 2 m depth under coral slab, off the southern shore of Crasqui Island, Los Roques Atoll, Venezuela.
Petuch, E. 2013. Biogeography and Biodiversity of Western Atlantic Mollusks.
Author: Jan Delsing

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Explanations

inq. nomen inquirendum - doubtful identity, needs further investigation