''Ilanga undata'' is a
species of
sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register of ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ilanga bicarinata bicarinata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865139 on 2021-06-26]
;Subspecies:
* ''Ilanga undata sphinx''
Herbert, 1987
* ''Ilanga undata undata''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Description
The height of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 15 mm. The depressed, pale reddish or fawn shell is perforated with a round
umbilicus up to the
apex. It is faintly spirally lirate and angulated almost above the
suture. It is rounded-angular at the middle of the keel. The corners are red-stained. The interstices show red waving lines.
Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
(described as ''Solariella undata'')
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank to the West Cape Province, South Africa
References
* Thiele J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
External links
Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls.
G.B. Sowerby (1870), Descriptions of forty-eight new Species of Shells; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
K.H. Barnard, ''Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda : Prosobranchiata''; Annals of the South African Museum v. 47 (1963-1974) p. 236-237
Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98.
To World Register of Marine Species
Gastropods.com: ''Ilanga undata undata''
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Endemic fauna of South Africa
bicarinata
Gastropods described in 1870