Crenilabium exile explained

Crenilabium exile is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Acteonidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 11 mm.

(Described as Acteon exilis)The oblong or somewhat spindle-shaped shell is semitransparent and glossy. The sculpture consists of numerous spiral strisa or impressed lines, which are quite smooth or plain, instead of being punctate as in other species of this family. The color is clear white. The spire is elongated, with a blunt apex. There three moderately convex whorls. The body whorl occupies three-fourths of the spire. The first whorl is mammiform. The suture is distinct and margined. The aperture is rather narrow, irregularly pear-shaped and expanded at the base. Its length is three-fifths of the shell. The outer lip is gently curved,and folds inwards. The inner lip is folded back on the lower part. The columella is flexuous. The fold in the columella is strong and conspicuous. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution. It occurs off the Atlantic Ocean off USA (from Massachusetts to Florida); Iceland; Azores; Bay of Biscay; Portugal, West Africa; Mediterranean Sea off Spain, Malta, Italy; in the Caribbean Sea off East Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Grenada, Martinique and Guadeloupe

References

• Abbott, R. T. (1974). American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls.
• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links

• Jeffreys J.G. (1870). Mediterranean Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 6: 65-86
• ordan, H. K. (1895). On some new species of British Mollusca, from the "Triton" Expedition, with a list of other species new to the Faroe Channel. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 1(6): 264-269, pl. 16
• Bell, A. (1870). On some new or little-known shells &c. of the Crag Formations. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 6: 213-217
• Dall, W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70(2667): 1-134
• Verrill, A. E. (1882). Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 5(2): 447-587, pls 42-44, 57-58
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138694 on 2024-03-31
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77919#page/190/mode/1up G.W. Tryon, (1893) - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species ser;1 vol. 15; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898