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Anacithara exquisita Ch. Hedley, 1922

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Horaiclavidae »  genus Anacithara

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Anacithara exquisita

Author: Jan Delsing

Description

Shell small, biconical. Colour uniform pure white. Whorls six, turreted. Protoconch two smooth, elevated, symmetrical whorls. Sculpture: Ribs rather low and rounded, discontinuous from whorl to whorl; on the penultimate there are eight, which become shorter, lower, wider spaced, and tend to disappear; fine, dense, even spiral threads over-run the whole surface. Aperture open, unarmed ; varix well developed ; sinus a semicircular incision ; canal open, short. Length 4.5 mm., breadth 2 mm.
Source, Hedley, 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. (Original description)

Distribution

Australia. Queensland. Mast Head Island.
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 Anacithara exquisita Hedley, 1922]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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