Conotalopia henniana

Conotalopia henniana
Apertural view of a shell of Conotalopia henniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Conotalopia
Species: C. henniana
Binomial name
Conotalopia henniana
(Golikov, 1967)
Synonyms[1]

Minolia henniana Melvill, 1891

Conotalopia henniana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 3.25 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm. The red-brown shell has a depressed-conical shape and is profoundly umbilicated. The five whorls show a microscopic sculpture of fine radial threads that overrun the spirals and are more apparent on the base. In colour it is variable, the figured example has walnut-brown radial flames on a grey ground, in others the flames are brick red and in some the flames break up into small chequers.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs on sandy beaches off Queensland.

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2014). Conotalopia henniana. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719248 on 2014-06-22

External links

External identifiers for Conotalopia henniana
WoRMS 719248
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