Teralatirus roboreus
| Teralatirus roboreus | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Teralatirus roboreus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Teralatirus |
| Species: | T. roboreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Teralatirus roboreus (Reeve, 1845) | |
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Teralatirus roboreus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Description
Shell
Teralatirus roboreus has a small (~10 mm), spindle-like, richly-sculptured, uncompressed shell. Adult specimens usually have seven convex whorls in total, with an inconspicuous suture, and a tall, conical spire that corresponds to 3/4 of the total shell length.[2] The apex bears a large, inflated, dome-like protoconch with two whorls and a characteristic sculpture pattern. It initially has a smooth surface (1/3 whorl), which suddenly becomes ornamented by a series of strong axial ribs. By the second whorl, it gradually changes into a net-like pattern of axial ribs and spiral cords, bearing small nodules at the interstections. This intricate sculpture is absent in the teleoconch whorls, which are solely sculptured by strong, rounded spiral cords. The aperture outline is elliptical, with a thickened peristome and a well-marked callus. The columella bears two strong folds, and the canal is short and curved. The shell is colored light orange to dark-reddish brown, with an usually darker protoconch.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Atlantic, from Antigua, Barbados and the Lesser Antilles to Brazil. it is usually found under coral slabs in shallow waters.[2]
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Teralatirus roboreus (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746841 on 2014-03-01
- 1 2 3 Simone, L. R. L.; Cavallari, D. C.; Abbate, D. "Revision of the genus Teralatirus Coomans 1965 in the Western Atlantic, with an anatomical description of T. roboreus (Reeve 1845) (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 142 (2): 215–226. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/142/2013/215.