Dentistyla dentifera

Dentistyla dentifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[1]

Dentistyla dentifera
Original drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Dentistyla dentifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
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Family:
Chilodontidae
Genus:
Species:
D. dentifera
Binomial name
Dentistyla dentifera
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Antillachelus dentiferum Dall, 1889 (original combination)
  • Calliostoma asperiimum var. dentiferum Dall, 1889

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm. The sculpture, compared to Dentistyla asperrima, is more strongly and exclusively nodulous. A strong blunt tooth is prominent on the columella just within the aperture and above the base of the shell. The outer lip is lirate within.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, off Barbados and in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.

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References

  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. GarcĂ­a. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Dentistyla dentifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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