Nodicostellaria laterculata

Nodicostellaria laterculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Nodicostellaria laterculata
Nodicostellaria laterculata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Nodicostellaria
Species:
N. laterculata
Binomial name
Nodicostellaria laterculata
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra laterculata G. B. Sowerby II, 1874
  • Mitra oriflavens Melvill, 1925 junior subjective synonym
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) laterculatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
  • Vexillum laterculatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)

Description

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The fusiform shell is cancellated. The spire is as long as the aperture. The whorls are angular. The body whorl is acuminated anteriorly, ornamented in the middle with a broad band bordered at each edge with tile-like spots. The aperture is ridged within.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

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  • Melvill, J. C. (1925). Description of nine new species of Mitridae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16(5): 215-219, pl. 10.
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