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Retusa pertenius Mighels, 1843

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Opistobranchia - opisthobranchs »  family Retusidae »  genus Retusa - Canoe-shells

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Retusa pertenius

Author: Mighels, J.W.

Taxon in country check-lists*

Arctic, Europe: Russia, North America: United States of America (Maine)

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Description

Shell very small, cylindrical, of a dingy white color, very thin and fragile; whorls four, rounded, all lying in the same plane; suture distinct, as seen under the microscope; spire elevated; labrum nearly straight at the posterior part, rounded anteriorly, returning into the shell it forms a delicate, slightly elevated lamina, which, under the miscroscope, is seen to occupy nearly the whole length of the columella region; aperture very narrow posteriorly, broad and rounded anteriorly. Length, .08; breadth, .04 inch. (Mighels.)
Oldroyd, I.S. The Marine Shells of the West Coast of North America. Volume II.1.

Distribution

Type locality, Casco Bay, Maine.
RANGE. Arctic Ocean; Bering Sea; also Atlantic.
Oldroyd, I.S. The Marine Shells of the West Coast of North America. Volume II.1.
Author: Jan Delsing

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