''Vetulonia densilirata'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
marine
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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, unassigned in the
superfamily
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Seguenzioidea.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Vetulonia densilirata'' Dall, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533597 on 2013-04-14]
Description
The length of the shell attains 2 mm; its diameter: 3 mm.
(Original description) the shell resembles ''
Vetulonia paucivaricosa
''Vetulonia paucivaricosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Description
The shell grows to a height of 3.8 mm.
(Described as ''Trochus cancellatus'') The rather thin shell forms a de ...
''
(Dautzenberg, 1889) but with a depressed, almost flat
spire. There are about 35 axial lamellae on the
body whorl
The body whorl is part of the morphology of the shell in those gastropod mollusks that possess a coiled shell. The term is also sometimes used in a similar way to describe the shell of a cephalopod mollusk.
In gastropods
In gastropods, the b ...
. The spiral
sculpture is finer and closer, and the
aperture is almost circular with a continuous margin.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Florida, USA.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of LifeUSNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca CollectionWorld Register of Marine Species{{Taxonbar, from=Q14513971
densilirata
Gastropods described in 1927