Minolops pulcherrima emendata explained

Minolops pulcherrima emendata is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.^[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm. The penultimate whorl contains five prominent keels, all of equal strength.

The shell is made up of 6 whorls, the last one being tricarinate, white and rounded beneath.^[2] Its striae are fine and close-set, with the body-whorl being pinkish or yellowish white stained with bright rose.

Distribution

This marine subspecies is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales

References

• Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179-279, pl. 33-36
• Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1-109 [33]
• Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Additions to the marine molluscan fauna of south eastern Australia including descriptions of new genus Pillarginella, six new marine species and two subspecies. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 25: 177–210, 1 pl.
• Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.

External links

• Charles Gabriel, Additions to the marine molluscan fauna of South Eastern Australia, including descriptions of the new genus Pillarginella, six new species and two subspecies; Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 25, 1962

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Minolops emendata (Iredale, 1924). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744756 on 2013-12-01
2. Book: Angas, George French . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . Taylor & Francis . 1869 . Oxford, UK . 48 . Descriptions of twelve new species of land and marine shells from Australia and the Solomon Islands.