Neocollonia munda

Nepcollona munda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.

Neocollonia munda
Shell of Neocollonia munda (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Colloniidae
Genus:	Neocollonia
Species:	N. munda
Binomial name
Neocollonia munda (H. Adams, 1873)
Synonyms
Bothropoma cf. munda Bosch et al., 1995 Bothropoma mundum (H. Adams, 1873) Collonia munda H. Adams, 1873 superseded combination

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its width 4 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The depressed-turbinate shell is solid and narrowly umbilicate. It is encircled by numerous ridges, with larger ones at the periphery. The surface is closely striated longitudinally. It is whitish, and adorned with pale tawny streaks and spots. It features 4 convex whorls, angular above, with the body whorl having a slightly convex base. The umbilicus is bordered by a crenulated cord. The circular aperture is accompanied by a varicose, strongly crenulated peristome

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

References

• Poppe, G.T., Tagaro, S.P. & Huang, S.-I. (2023). The recent Colloniidae with a study of the Colloniidae collected by various expeditions of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. Harxheim: Conchbooks. p. 153.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Adams, H. (1873). "Descriptions of seventeen new species of land and marine shells". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1873: 206. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
• Sabelli, S. (2023). "The "Bothropoma" species in the Red Sea". Bollettino Malacologico. 59 (2): 217.
• Mollusca types in Britain and Ireland: Neocollonia munda - image
• Biolib.cz: Neocollonia munda - image