Kermia margaritifera explained

Kermia margaritifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

The whorls are rounded or very slightly shouldered, reticulated by longitudinal and revolving fine ribs and lines. The color is yellowish brown, tinged with chestnut, sometimes forming an indistinct central band. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Persian Gulf and off India.

References

• Reeve, L.A. 1843–1846. Monograph of the Genus Pleurotoma. Conchologia Iconica, or Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Vol. 1. London: Reeve Brothers, pls 1–18 (1843), pl. 19 (1844), pls 20–33 (1845), pls 34–40 + index and errata (1846)

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .
• Kilburn, R. N. (2009). Genus Kermia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae: Raphitominae) in South African Waters, with Observations on the Identities of Related Extralimital Species. African Invertebrates. 50(2): 217-236

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kermia margaritifera (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596311 on 2019-07-17
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