Kermia apicalis

Kermia apicalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Kermia apicalis
Original image of a shell of Kermia apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. apicalis
Binomial name
Kermia apicalis
(Montrouzier, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella apicalis (Montrouzier, 1861)
  • Defrancia apicalis (Montrouzier, 1861)
  • Pleurotoma apicalis Montrouzier, 1861 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

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References
  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kermia apicalis (Montrouzier, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596694 on 2019-07-13
  • Souverbie, M. (1861) Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie, 9, 271–284, pl. 11.
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Kilburn, R. N. (2009). Genus Kermia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae: Raphitominae) in South African Waters, with Observations on the Identities of Related Extralimital Species. African Invertebrates. 50(2): 217-236
  • Gastropods.com: Kermia apicalis


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