Impages apicitincta

Impages apicitincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Impages apicitincta
Several views of a shell of Impages apicitincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Impages
Species:
I. apicitincta
Binomial name
Impages apicitincta
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula apicitincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)
  • Terebra apicitincta G.B. Sowerby III, 1900

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

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References
  1. Impages apicitincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 October 2012.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 118
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • "Impages apicitincta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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