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Scaliola glareosa A. Adams, 1862

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Scaliolidae »  genus Scaliola

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Scaliola glareosa

Author: Jay, M.

Scaliola glareosa

Author: Thiele, J.

Scaliola glareosa

Author: Okutani, T.

Scaliola glareosa

Author: Jan Delsing

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Africa: Réunion, North America: United States of America (Hawaii), Asia: Japan

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Scaliola glareosa A. Adams, 1862b. Length, 3 mm; diameter, 1 mm. Shell: conical; with convex whorls agglutinated with sand; white. Spire: protoconch of three whorls, the apical smooth, the next with axial ribs, the third unicarinate; teleoconch of four convex whorls; suture deeply impressed. Sculpture: faint axial striae; whorls agglutinated with sand grains. Aperture: subcircular, almost directly in line with the axis; outer lip thin, sometimes slightly separated from the last whorl. Color: white.
S. glareosa is common to abundant in sediments at depths of from 10 to at least 60 m.
This species was described from Japan. S. glareosa is distinguished from S. bella by its narrower shell.
Kay, E.A., 1979. Hawaiian Marine Shells. Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii. Section 4: Mollusca.
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 Scaliola glareosa Adams, 1862]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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