Acrista tuberculifera
Acrista nana is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
| Acrista tuberculifera | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Acrista tuberculifera (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Acrista |
| Species: | A. tuberculifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrista tuberculifera (Hervier, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Glyphostoma marchei var. tuberculifera Hervier, 1896 (basionym) | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is small. The tuberculous lyrae often disappear in the interstices. The tubercles are less lenticular and are rather round. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acrista tuberculifera (Hervier, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1580926 on 2024-03-17
- Hervier J. (1896). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'archipel Néo-Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie. 43(3): 141-152 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- (Lienardia marchei) Jousseaume, Monographie du genre Lienardia, in Bull. Soc. Zool. France, vol. IX, p. 184-188, pl. IV, fig. 4et 5, 1884.
- Hervier, J., 1896. - Description d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques, provenant de l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 44: 51-95
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