Conomitra leonardhilli explained

Conomitra leonardhilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutomitridae.

Description

Original description: "Shell fusiform, biconic; body with numerous fine axial ribs, running from suture to siphonal canal; axial ribs intersected by numerous spiral cords, giving shell reticulated sculpture; protoconch large, bulbous, composed of 2 whorls; aperture narrow; columella with 4 large plications; shell color white or pale cream-tan with numerous, reddish-brown zig-zag flammules; protoconch and interior of aperture white."[1]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Golfo de Triste, off Puerto Cabello,
Venezuela, South America."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 109. Publ: CERF
  2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 109. Publ: CERF