Conomitra lindae explained

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

Description

Original description: "Shell fusiform, biconic, shiny and polished: body with numerous fine axial ribs intersected by numerous spiral ribs; small bead produced at intersection of axial spiral ribs; protoconch large, bulbous, composed of 2 whorls; columella with 4 large plications; color pale tan with 2 bands of arrow-shaped dark brown blotches; shoulder with intermittent dark brown patches; entire color pattern in turn, overlaid with fine spiral bands of tiny, pale tan dots; protoconch brown; interior of aperture tan with 2 dark brown bands."[1]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Off Cabo La Vela, Goajira Peninsula, Colombia."[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