Clathurina receptoria explained

Clathurina receptoria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. ^{[1] [2]}

The genus Clathurina is a synonym of Kermia W. R. B. Oliver, 1915.

Description

The length of the shell attains 18.5 mm, its diameter 6 mm.

A most graceful, dark ocher, fusiform species. It contains seven angulate whorls. The protoconch is vitreous and purple colored. The subsequent whorls are impressed at the suture. The wide aperture is oblong and is whitish on the inside. The outer lip is lunulate. The columella stands almost upright. The siphonal canal is short.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Makran coast, Baluchistan.

External links

• Kazmi, Quddusi B., M. Moazzam, and Razia Sultana. "Marine Molluscan fauna Of the Pakistani coastal waters"

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Clathurina receptoria (Melvill & Standen, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1520572 on 2023-08-01
2. https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofzoo19012zo Melvill & Standen (1901) Mollusks from the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. v. 2, 1901