Oxynoe delicatula explained

Oxynoe delicatula is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.

Distribution

The type locality for this species is Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

The shell is ovate, involute, a little contracted and truncate behind, rounded in front, whitish and thin. The aperture is subcircular behind, ovate in front, elongated, dilated, margins approximating toward the posterior terminations. The inner lip is smooth and thin. The outer lip a little inflexed behind. The peristome is acute.

The height of the shell is 6 mm. The width of the shell is 3.5 mm.

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.^[2]

Further reading

• Nevill. Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng., xxxviii, pt. 2, 67, pi. 13, f. 5.
• Angas. (1877) P. Z. S. p. 190. (As Lophocercus delicatulus.)

Notes and References

1. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" . Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
2. [Henry Augustus Pilsbry|Pilsbry H. A.]