Longchaeus insularum

Longchaeus insularum
Drawing of a shell of Longchaeus insularum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euthyneura
Clade: Panpulmonata
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Longchaeus
Species: L. insularum
Binomial name
Longchaeus insularum
(Pilsbry, 1922)
Synonyms[1]
  • Longchaeus canaliculatus (Sowerby II, 1874)
  • Pyramidella canaliculata Sowerby II, 1874 (non Gabb, 1873)
  • Pyramidella insularum Pilsbry, 1922 (original combination)

Longchaeus insularum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

The shell has a yellowish color, banded and spotted with chestnut, with fine longitudinal white raised strigations, appearing like low rounded riblets, with occasional darker macillations, especially on the base. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture and periphery are channeled. The aperture is channeled at the base. The columella is straight, three plaited. The length of the shell is 15 mm. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2015). Longchaeus insularum (Pilsbry, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739733 on 2015-04-18
  2. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 302-303; 1889 (described as Pyramidella canaliculata)

External links

External identifiers for Longchaeus insularum
WoRMS 739733
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.