Hinemoa ligata
| Hinemoa ligata | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Hinemoa ligata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Hinemoa |
| Species: | H. ligata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hinemoa ligata (Angas, 1877) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hinemoa ligata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The rather thin shell has a rosy-white color and measures 2 mm. The six whorls of the teleoconch have prominent spiral ribs. The outer lip is simple. The columella has a small transverse plait. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia.
References
- 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2015). Hinemoa ligata (Angas, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739633 on 2015-12-15
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol.VIII p. 310 (described as Pyramidella (Oscilla) ligata)
- Okutani T., ed. (2000) Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp. page(s): 729
External links
| External identifiers for Hinemoa ligata | |
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| WoRMS | 739633 |
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