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Cerithium eburneum algicola Adams, 1845

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Cerithiidae »  genus Cerithium »  species Cerithium eburneum

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Cerithium eburneum algicola

Author: Jan Delsing

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Description

C. t. irregulariter albo et fusco-maculata, caerulescente; varicibus albis vel fuscis, penultimo ab ultimo semi-anfractum distante, alteris 2/3 anf. distantibus; anf. 10, subangulatis, striis decurrentibus, pluribus exilioribus 5 majoribus granulosis, et plicis longitudinalibus— instructis; labio supra uniplicato; canali brevi. Div. 35° ad 25°; spirae long. .52 poll.; long. tot. .73 poll.; lat. .33 poll.
Clench, W.J. & Turner, R.D., 1950. The Western Atlantic marine mollusks described by C. B. Adams.
Whorls angular at the middle, sculptured with longitudinal ribs, which are developed into a more or less sharp knob where they cross the angle; surface covered with fine, revolving, raised threads; aperture rounded; columella concave. Color whitish, variegated with fulvous.
Length, 20; diameter, 9 mm.
Dall, W.H. & Simpson, C.T., 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico.
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 Cerithium eburneum algicola Adams, 1845]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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