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Attiliosa aldridgei Nowell-Usticke, 1968

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Muricidae - Muricids »  genus Attiliosa

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Attiliosa aldridgei

Author: Radwin & D'Attilio

Attiliosa aldridgei

Author: Kaicher

Attiliosa aldridgei

Author: Daccarett, E.Y. & Bossio, V.S.

Taxon in country check-lists*

North America: Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico, South America: Caribbean, Colombia

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

Shell smallish, solid, pointed, white, lacking prominent spines. The body appears to be smooth but is covered with faint spiral ribbing. There are seven strong, pointed, swollen, upright ribs, the tops of which are ornamented with orange patches on two strong horizontal lines just above the su-ture. There are also two of these orange lines about the middle of the body whorl and an orange splotch at the base. The shoulders slope sharply. There is a white callus on the parietal wall and there are three weak columellar folds lower down. The aperture is ovate to subcircular, with six strong teeth on the inside of the outer lip. The base is recurved."
Radwin, G.E. & D'Attilio, A., 1976. Murex Shells of the World. An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae.

Distribution

Caribic. Puerto Rico to Antigua.
Radwin, G.E. & D'Attilio, A., 1976. Murex Shells of the World. An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae.
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 Attiliosa aldridgei Nowell-Usticke, 1968]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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