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Philipiner's Turrid
Epidirona philipineri J. E. Tennison-Woods, 1877

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

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Epidirona philipineri - Philipiner's Turrid

Author: Hedley, C.

Description

Testa elongato-ovata, turrita, solidiuscula, nitente, pallide castanea, ad suturas fulvo punctata; spira conica, quam apertura paulo longiore. Anfr. 9, convexis, declivis, superne angulatis et canaliculatis, ad angulum et suturam granulosis, undique spiraliter liratis et long. tenuissime striatis, liris latis, rotundatis; interstitiis 2-3 lirulis instructis; apice acuto nucleo laevi rotundato ; apertura late ovata, labro acuto, sinuato, profundo ; labio reflexo, albo; fauce polita; canali brevi, vix recurvo. Granis ad angul. latis. numerosis. Long. 34 mm, lat. 15 mm.;Long. apert. 15 mm, lat. 8 mm.

Shell elongately fusiform, ovate, turretted, rather solid, shining, pale chestnut, at the suture dotted fulvous; spire conical a little longer than the aperture ; whorls 9, convex, sloping, angular above and canaliculate, granular at the angle and sutures ; spirally lirate and very finely striate lengthwise all over the test; lirae broad, rounded ; interstices furnished with 2 or 3 lirulae; apex acute, nucleus smooth rounded; aperture widely ovate, labrum acute, sinus broad and deep, lip reflected, white, throat polished, canal short, scarcely recurved. The granules at the angle wide and numerous.
Source: Tenison-Woods, 1877. On some new Tamanian marine shells. (Original descriptions)

Distribution

North-West coast of Tasmania.
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 Epidirona philipineri (Tenison-Woods, 1877)]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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