Bactrocythara labiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Bactrocythara labiosa
Drawing of a shell of Bactrocythara labiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bactrocythara
Species:
B. labiosa
Binomial name
Bactrocythara labiosa
(Smith E. A., 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella labiosa Smith E. A., 1872
  • Philbertia thielei Knudsen, J., 1952

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

The shell is obliquely longitudinally costate, transversely sulcate. The sulci are indistinct on the ribs. The whorls are angulated above . The color of the shell is white, with a pellucid zone below the suture.[2]

Distribution

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This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, West Africa, Ghana, Angola.

References

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  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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