Kermia caletria
| Kermia caletria | |
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| Original image of a shell of Kermia caletria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Kermia |
| Species: | K. caletria |
| Binomial name | |
| Kermia caletria (Melvill & Standen, 1896) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Clathurella caletria Melvill & Standen, 1896 | |
Kermia caletria is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1] Measuring a length of 4.5 mm, with a 1.5 mm diameter, the species is white and slightly ochraceous at the sutures. It contains seven whorls, turreted, two smooth whorls being apical, finely and regularly clathrate. The aperture is sinuously-oblong. The crenulate outer lip is simple within. The columellar margin is minutely toothed towards the base. The sinus is wide.[2] The siphonal canal is a little produced. There is a very pale ochraceous band round the middle of the body whorl, as at the sutures. The sinus is deeply cut behind. At the sutural margin of the outer lip is a bright ochraceous thickened callus.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kermia caletria (Melvill & Standen, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Genus: Kermia". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1896) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology 8: 273-315
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.public domain.
- Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.