Rostellariella delicatula

Rostellariella delicatula, common name the delicate tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae, the true conchs.[1]

Rostellariella delicatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Stromboidea
Family:
Strombidae
Genus:
Rostellariella
Species:
R. delicatula
Binomial name
Rostellariella delicatula
(Nevill, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Rostellaria delicatula G. Nevill, 1881 (original combination)
  • Tibia delicatula (Nevill, 1881)
  • Tibia deliculata [sic] (misspelling)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Aden and East Africa to Sumatra, Indonesia.

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References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Rostellariella delicatula. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532191 on 2016-01-30
  • Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
  • "Rostellariella delicatula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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