Scalptia scalariformis

Scalptia scalariformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Scalptia scalariformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cancellarioidea
Family:
Cancellariidae
Genus:
Scalptia
Species:
S. scalariformis
Binomial name
Scalptia scalariformis
(Lamarck, 1822b)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria constifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Cancellaria costifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1832
  • Cancellaria mangelioides Reeve, 1856
  • Cancellaria scalariformis Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)
  • Trigonostoma costiferum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

Description

S. scalariformis can be distinguished from S. harmulensis, a closely related species, by possessing a multispiral protoconch and fewer axial ribs.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea,[3] and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Madagascar.

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References
  1. Scalptia scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822b). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
  2. VERHECKEN, André; VAN LAETHEM, Kirsten (Summer 2019). "Two new species of Scalptia (Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea: Cancellariidae) from the Indian Ocean" (PDF). Gloria Maris. 54: 21–28.
  3. "Natuurtijdschriften". natuurtijdschriften.nl. Retrieved 18 August 2019.


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