Macteola theskela

Macteola theskela is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Macteola theskela
Shells of Macteola theskela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Macteola
Species:
M. theskela
Binomial name
Macteola theskela
(Melvill & Standen, 1895)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia (Glyphosyoma) theskela Melvill & Standen, 1895 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

(Original description) The inner or columellar margin of the lip possesses seven or eight close and minute plicae. There is also one minute process at the parietal sinus. It is of a graceful attenuate fusiform shell, six-whorled, or perhaps seven, but the apex is broken off in the only specimen we have. It shows longitudinal ribs crossed by many lirae. The aperture is oblong. The pure whiteness of the shell is relieved by a row of brown spots between the ribs just above the sutures and in the middle of the body whorl.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia, Vanuatu and the Loyalty Islands

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References
  1. WoRMS (2009). Macteola theskela. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434317 on 2017-08-09
  2. Melvill & Standen (1895), Catalogue of the Hadfield collection of shells from the Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands; Manchester Museum (University of Manchester) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the Western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls.
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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