Partecosta veliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
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| Shell of Partecosta veliae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Partecosta |
| Species: | P. veliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Partecosta veliae (Aubry, 1991)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editOriginal description: "A small fragile ivory-white coloured shell, with protoconch and the first four and a half whorls of a pale violet colour, this last being a fundamental feature. The teleoconch consists of nine whorls, and the protoconch of one and a half. The whorls are completely smooth with a total absence of spiral or axial sculpture. The columella is smooth and the aperture moderately square. The suture is deep."[2]
Distribution
editLocus typicus: "Margaret River, South-West Australia."[3]
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Partecosta veliae (Aubry, 1991). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415652 on 2020-01-28
- ^ Aubry, U. 1991-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII, No. 258, page 32.
- ^ Aubry, U. 1991-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII, No. 258, page 32.
- Aubry, U. (1991). Due nuove Terebre dal Pacifico / Two new Terebras from Pacific Ocean. La Conchiglia. 258: 32-34
External links
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