Kermia brunnea explained

Kermia brunnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

(Original description) The fusiformly elongate shell is ornamented with transverse granular ribs, and fine longitudinal raised striae. The whorls are slightly convex. The aperture is elongate-oval. The siphonal canal is short. The colour of the shell is dark brown. ^[1]

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off Hawaii.

References

• Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.

External links

• Moretzsohn, Fabio, and E. Alison Kay. "HAWAIIAN MARINE MOLLUSCS." (1995)
• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .
• Gastropods.com: Kermia brunnea

Notes and References

1. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866516 Pease, W. H. (1860). Descriptions of new species of mollusca from the Sandwich Islands (Part II). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 28: 18-36, 141-148