Genota papalis

Genota papalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Genota papalis
Apertural view of a shell of Genota papalis (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Genota
Species:
G. papalis
Binomial name
Genota papalis
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Genotia mitraeformis var. papalis Reeve, 1843
  • Pleurotoma papalis Reeve, 1843

Description

The length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 55 mm. The shoulder somewhat flatter than in Genota mitriformis. The nodules are more distinct, as are the longitudinal lines or folds. The revolving sculpture is scarcely decussating them and sometimes becomes obsolete. The shell is sometimes indistinctly banded.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off tropical West Africa, Guinea, Senegal.

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References
  1. Gofas, S. (2015). Genota papalis (Reeve, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592054 on 2016-03-09
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Genotia mitraeformis var. papalis )
  • Ryall P., Horro J. & Rolán E. 2013. A revision of the genus Genota H. & A. Adams, 1853 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Borsonidae) from West Africa. Iberus, 31(2): 1–17.
  • "Genota papalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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