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Calinaticina oldroydii (W. H. Dall, 1897)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Littorinimorpha »  family Naticidae - Moon Shells »  genus Calinaticina

Scientific synonyms

Sigaretus oldroydii W. H. Dall, 1897
Eunaticina oldroydii Dall, 1897

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Calinaticina oldroydii

Author: McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M.

Calinaticina oldroydii

Author: Dall, W.H.

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Description

Description. Shell relatively large, thin; whorls 4; spire elevated; umbilicus narrow; parietal wall thin, edge straight, reflected to partially obstruct umbilicus; spiral sculpture of fine striae; axial sculpture of growth increments; light brown under thin brown periostracum; periostracum shaggy within umbilicus; operculum corneous, paucispiral, filling aperture. Length 40-70 mm.
Type Locality and Type Specimens. Santa Catalina Island, California, "in deep water." Holotype: CAS 064315.
Distribution. Yachats, Lincoln County, Oregon [LACM 61-47.2] (44.5°N), to Islas San Benito, Baja California [LACM 39-114.9] (28°N).
Habitat Soft bottoms, 30-400 m.
Remarks. Specimens in the LACM collection are well represented throughout the range of the species. The inner and outer lips are sharp and thin in growing specimens, becoming thicker and stronger in mature specimens.
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

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Calinaticina oldroydii Dall, 1897]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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