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Etrema glabriplicata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Clathurellidae »  genus Etrema

Scientific synonyms

Etrema glabriplicatum (G.B. III Sowerby, 1913)

Images

Etrema glabriplicata

Author: Chen Lee Wu

Etrema glabriplicata

Author: Jan Delsing

Etrema glabriplicata

Author: Tardy, E. & Stahlschmidt, P.

Taxon in country check-lists*

Asia: Japan, Taiwan, Oceania: New Caledonia

* List of countries might not be complete

Description

Testa elongata, albida, solidiuscula ; spira elato-turrita ; anfractus 9, convexi, gradati, spiraliter subtilissime striati, longitudinaliter plicati; plicis 8, crassiusculis, rotundatis, glabratis ; anfractus ultimus brevis. infra contractus, brevirostratus; apertura brevicula; peristoma ad marginem acutum, extus crassivaricosum, intus plicatum ; sinus posticus arcuatus, mediocriter profundus, latiusculus; columella rectiuscula, leviter plicata ; canalis brevis, infra expansus. Long. 14, Maj. diam. 4 mm.
Shell with a short body-whorl and high turrited spire; the outer lip thickened by a strong varix, edge acute, interior of the aperture on both sides closely plicate.
Sowerby, 1913. Original description

Interchangeable taxa

In its general aspect this shell is very like Etrema aliciae (Melvill and Standen), from Lifa, but it is much smoother, the spiral striae being very fine and close.

Distribution

Japan
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 Etrema glabriplicata (Sowerby, 1913)]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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