Lorabela davisi
| Lorabela davisi | |
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| Shell of Lorabela davisi (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Lorabela |
| Species: | L. davisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lorabela davisi (Hedley, 1916) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oenopota davisi Hedley, 1916 (original combination) | |
Lorabela davisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
(original description) The ovate shell is rather thin, with a gradate spire, and is buff in colour. It consists of four whorls, of which approximately one and a half are in the protoconch.
A deep subsutural sinus is present, and the fasciole forms a broad, flat shelf. The sculpture consists of numerous low, narrow, closely spaced radial lamellae. These lamellae are concave across the fasciole and become directed forwards on the body whorl. They are crossed by fine, closely spaced, incised spiral lines, producing a reticulated pattern that extends from the shoulder angle to the tip of the anterior canal.
The aperture is narrowly oblong. The outer lip is thin and simple, while the siphonal canal is short and broad. The inner lip is smooth and covered with a layer of callus.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2016). Lorabela glacialis. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881064 on 2017-03-12
- ↑ Hedley, C. (1916). Mollusca. Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Scientifc Reports, series C - Zoology and Botany. 4(1): 1-80. Adelaide: R. E. E. Rogers, Government Printer. North Terrace. p. 54. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Hedley, Charles. Report on Mollusca: From Elevated Marine Beds," raised Beaches," of McMurdo Sound. Expedition, 1916.
External links
- Kantor Y.I., Harasewych M.G. & Puillandre N. (2016). A critical review of Antarctic Conoidea (Neogastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36(3): 153-206
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- "Lorabela davisi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
