Marita compta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Marita compta | |
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| Shell of Marita compta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Marita |
| Species: | M. compta
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| Binomial name | |
| Marita compta (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 12 mm.
The spire and the upper part of the body whorl are longitudinally plicate, crossed by fine close revolving lines. The outer lip is acute, unarmed, widely but not deeply sinuous behind. The color of the shell is light yellowish or whitish, maculated more or less with chestnut.[2]
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2014). Marita compta (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754120 on 2017-10-03
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. (described as Daphnella compta)
- Gould, A.A. 1860. Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 7: 323-340
- Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species from Australian seas, in the collection of George French Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863(III): 418–428, pl. xxxvii
- Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. On some new Tasmanian marine shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1876: 131-159
- Verco, J.C. 1909. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 293-342
- May, W.L. 1923. An Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
- Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.
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