Tenaturris multilineata

Tenaturris multilineata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Tenaturris
Species:	T. multilineata
Binomial name
	Tenaturris multilineata; (C. B. Adams, 1845)
Synonyms
	Mangelia polyzonata Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1853 (nomen novum); Mangilia multilineata (Adams, C.B., 1845); Mangilia polyzonata Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1853; Pleurotoma multilineata Adams, C.B., 1845;

Tenaturris multilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm.

The small shell is golden yellow with many white lines. It contains 6 whorls with 8–10 longitudinal ribs expanding at the base. The spiral sculpture consists of close, decurrent, inequal striae. The suture is deep. The sinus is large. The siphonal canal is very short.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica.

References

^ ^a ^b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Tenaturris multilineata (C. B. Adams, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533482 on 2018-01-30
^ Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v..2 (1845–1848)

External links

Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
"Mangelia polyzonata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[WoRMS-1] Rosenberg, G. (2010). Tenaturris multilineata (C. B. Adams, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533482 on 2018-01-30

[2] Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v..2 (1845–1848)

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