Ophioglossolambis itsumiae
| Ophioglossolambis itsumiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Ophioglossolambis |
| Species: | O. itsumiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophioglossolambis itsumiae Lum, 2021 | |
Ophioglossolambis itsumiae is a species of true conch from the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion) and Saint Brandon (also known as Cargados Carajos) Shoals in the western Indian Ocean.[1]
O. itsumiae can be distinguished from the closely allied O. digitata by way of its broader shape, compact spire, pronounced knobs, long siphonal canal and labral spines, and yellowish coloration lacking defined patterning. It differs markedly from O. violacea (endemic to Mauritius and Saint Brandon), which has a distinct violet throat, white ground color with tan blotches, and smaller size.[2]
Lum theorized that the Mascarene O. itsumiae and O. violacea are descended from ancestral O. digitata, which has a broader distribution in E. Africa and occasionally appears in Mascarene waters.[3]
References
- ↑ "MolluscaBase. Ophioglossolambis itsumiae Lum, 2021". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Delaware Museum of Natural History (31 March 1959). Indo-Pacific mollusca. Vol. 1. Delaware Museum of Natural History, etc. p. 167.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "A New Species of Ophioglossolambis Dekkers, 2012 from the Mascarene Islands (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombidae)".