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Cylindriscala vicina Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Epitoniidae - Wentletraps »  genus Cylindriscala

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Description

Like other species in this group, C. vicina species has been found in deep water at depths in excess of 1100m. It reaches a maximum size of about 6.5mm and has been found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Portugal and the Azores. It has numerous low, thick costae on about 8 convex teleoconch whorls. Like C acus, spiral sculpture is absent and a strong basal disk is present The aperture is oval and the outer lip is thick.
It can be distinguished from C. acus by the lower, more numerous costae.
Weil, A. , Brown, L. & Neville, B, 1999. The Wentletrap book - Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world.
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 Cylindriscala vicina (Dautzenberg & Boury, 1897)]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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