Falsuszafrona dicomata explained
Falsuszafrona dicomata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm.
This is a very pretty little form collected by Hemphill on the reefs at Key West. It differs from Mitrella moleculina (Duclos, 1840) in being smaller, more distinctly spirally grooved all over, and in having the brown color (on a translucent ground) concentrated in two revolving brown bands, one above and the other below the periphery, the upper one alone being visible on the older whorls. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Key West, Florida, the Bahamas, Martinique and Guadeloupe
References
- Pelorce J. (2020). Les Columbellidae collectés dans les eaux profondes autour de l'île de Guadeloupe (Antilles Françaises) pendant la campagne KARUBENTHOS 2 (2015) du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Iberus. 38(1): 55-111.
External links
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Falsuszafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397764 on 2023-10-17
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/25505 Dall, W. H. (1889). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
