Macteola segesta
Appearance
Macteola segesta | |
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Original image of a shell of Macteola segesta cinctura | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Macteola |
Species: | M. segesta
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Binomial name | |
Macteola segesta (Duclos, P.L. in Chenu, J.C., 1850)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Columbella segesta Duclos, 1850 (original combination) |
Macteola segesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
There is one variety : Macteola segesta cinctura Hedley, 1922
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 6 mm.
The variety Macteola segesta cinctura is characterized by rather more prominent ribs, and by a girdle of solid black which replaces the usual zone of short broken spiral lines.[2]
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia, New Caledonia and Mauritius.
References
- ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Macteola segesta (Duclos, 1850). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434316 on 2017-08-08
- ^ Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- "Macteola segesta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
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