Kerguelenella lateralis
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| Kerguelenella lateralis (Gould, 1846) |
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Siphonaria lateralis Gould, 1846 |
Kerguelenella lateralis is a species of air-breathing sea snail, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.
[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to the Straits of Magellan, Patagonia, the Falklands, South Georgia, Gough Island, Kerguelen Island, and Macquarie Island.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is narrowly ovate, parallel-sided except for the siphonal bulge on the right-hand side. It has a low profile, with the apex within the margin near the posterior left. The surface is smooth, except for subobsolete radials, covered by a light yellowish periostracum.
The external shell coloration is a dull light reddish-brown, with the interior darker brown over the central area.
The shell length is up to 16 mm, width 10.5 mm, and height 5.5 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
