Ethaliella capillata

Ethaliella capillata is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Ethaliella capillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Ethaliella
Species:
E. capillata
Binomial name
Ethaliella capillata
(Gould, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Ethalia capillata Gould, 1862 (original combination)
  • Umbonium capillata A. A. Gould, 1861

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 8 mm. The small, smooth shell is convex on both sides. It is slender and angular. It is covered with green or rusty-brown lines that intersect in large numbers, and is ornate with bright striae. It consists of six planulate whorls that become sharp at the periphery. The sutures are scarcely impressed. The base of the shell is radially plicate. The umbilicus is small with a pale callus, surrounded by a rust-colored hollow. The small aperture is rhomboid. The outer lip is acute.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the East China Sea.

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References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Ethaliella capillata (Gould, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732110 on 2014-07-01
  2. Otia conchologica: A. Gould, Descriptions of Shells and Mollusks from 1839 to 1862
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp
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