Lobatus magolecciai
| Lobatus magolecciai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Lobatus |
| Species: | L. magolecciai |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobatus magolecciai (Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001)[1] | |
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Lobatus magolecciai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 93 mm. It differs from Lobatus raninus in these characteristics :
- the alation (wing-like outer lip) ends in a single extended lobe (rather than two) beyond the height of the spire
- the shell shows twelve nodules (a swollen knob-like structure) instead of two
- the aperture is yellowish white (instead of red or blue) [3]
Distribution
This species is found in the Caribbean Sea along the Isla Margarita, Venezuela, found at depths up to 29 m.
References
- ↑ Macsotay & Villarroel (2001). Representative mollucs from the Margariata shelf Venezuela. Editoria Rivolta, Valencia 280 p.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- 1 2 Lobatus magolecciai (Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001). WoRMS (2010). Lobatus magolecciai Ma(csotay & Villarroel, 2001). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565372 on 26 March 2011.
- ↑ Macsotay, O. and R. Campos Villarroel. 2001. Molucos representativos de la Plataforma de Margarita - Venezuela. [iii], iii, 280 pp., 32 pls. Editora Rivolta: Valencia, Venezuela; July 2001
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