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Liotiidae
Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2013). Liotiidae Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196896 on 2013-09-07 Description The head of the animal is proboscidiform. The epipodial line has a pair of conical lobes and three pairs of cirri. The white shell has a turbiniform or discoidal shape. It shows longitudinal ribs or is clathrate. The shell shows a fine lamellar sculpture. The circular aperture is feebly nacreous. The thick peristome is continuous and shows a callous varix. The multispiral operculum is hispid, corneous and has a soft, calcareous outer layer (intritacalx) formed of pearly beads that are disposed spirally. Taxonomy 2005 taxonomy The family Liotiidae belongs to the superfamily Turbinoidea, according to the taxonomy of the Gastr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathyliotina
''Bathyliotina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2013). ''Bathyliotina'' Habe, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737790 on 2013-08-25 Description The typical characteristics of this genus are: * the thick shell is broader than high. * the opening of the deep umbilicus is rather broad. * the sculpture shows many blunt spines at its periphery. * the outer lip is expanded to a considerable extent, formed by decreasing lamellar layers. Species * '' Bathyliotina armata'' (A. Adams, 1861) * ''Bathyliotina glassi ''Bathyliotina glassi'', commonly known as the spiny wheel shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2013). Bathyliotina glassi McLean, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...'' McLean, 1988 * '' Bathyliotina lamellosa'' (Schepman, 1908) * '' Bathyliotina nakay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |