Taxon profile
species
Lirobittium larum (Bartsch, 1911)
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » family Cerithiidae » genus Lirobittium
ID: 1808239
pID: 1143954
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2021-11-21 20:43:01 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-11-21 20:43:03
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[[t:1808239;<em>Lirobittium larum</em>]] (Bartsch, 1911)
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1808239/"><em>Lirobittium larum</em></a>
pID: 1143954
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2021-11-21 20:43:01 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-11-21 20:43:03
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1808239/
Text function: [[t:1808239;<em>Lirobittium larum</em>]]
[[t:1808239;<em>Lirobittium larum</em>]] (Bartsch, 1911)
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1808239/"><em>Lirobittium larum</em></a>
Data source: WORMS.
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Author: McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M.
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Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 112666
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Created: 2021-11-21 20:53:09 - User Delsing Jan
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Created: 2021-11-21 20:53:09 - User Delsing Jan
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Material Examined. Not represented in Santa Maria Basin voucher collection, although this species is common to the south of Point Conception. Material examined: 136 LACM lots.
Description. Relatively large, color medium brown, especially showing at aperture; whorls flat-sided and bulging toward base; 4 major spiral cords per whorl, with minor cords between; axial ribs broadly spaced, producing beads and elongate, rectangular cancellations where intersecting with spiral cords. Height 10-14 mm.
Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, 4 fathoms. Lectotype (here designated): USNM 195156.
Distribution. Gaviota, Santa Barbara County, California (34°N), to south of Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur (24°N). Usually not occurring near offshore islands.
Habitat Common on mud bottoms, 30-100 m.
Remarks. The elongate cancellations produced by this species in the early whorls are distinctive.
Description. Relatively large, color medium brown, especially showing at aperture; whorls flat-sided and bulging toward base; 4 major spiral cords per whorl, with minor cords between; axial ribs broadly spaced, producing beads and elongate, rectangular cancellations where intersecting with spiral cords. Height 10-14 mm.
Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, 4 fathoms. Lectotype (here designated): USNM 195156.
Distribution. Gaviota, Santa Barbara County, California (34°N), to south of Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur (24°N). Usually not occurring near offshore islands.
Habitat Common on mud bottoms, 30-100 m.
Remarks. The elongate cancellations produced by this species in the early whorls are distinctive.
McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M. (1996) Taxonomic atlas of the benthic fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. Vol. 9, Pt. 2: The Mollusca: The Gastropoda.
Author: Jan Delsing