Makiyamaia coreanica
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| Apertural view of Makiyamaia coreanica | |
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| Species: | M. coreanica
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| Makiyamaia coreanica (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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Pleurotoma coreanica Adams & Reeve, 1850 | |
Makiyamaia coreanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1] [2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 45 mm. The whorls are angular and tuberculated in the middle. These tubercles develop from more or less indistinct oblique folds or ribs, everywhere closely encircled by striae. The color of the shell is light yellowish brown, the tubercles lighter. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs along Korea, Japan and Taiwan. .
References
- ^ a b Makiyamaia coreanica (Adams & Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- ^ P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol; VI, p. 237; 1884 (considered a not fully grown specimen of Surcula javana)
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