Hemilienardia malleti explained

Hemilienardia malleti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 5 mm.

The shell is rose-red with a median white band. The inner margin of the aperture shows 5-6 closely set teeth.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific and off Taiwan.

References

• Récluz, C., 1852. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 3: 249-259
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
• Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295. 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .
• MNHN, Paris: syntype
• Gastropods.com: Hemilienardia malleti

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Hemilienardia malleti (Récluz, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217103 on 2019-07-01
2. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences