Pseudostomatella clathratula explained

Pseudostomatella clathratula is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]

Description

The imperforate shell has a turbinate-depressed shape. Its spire is a little elevated. The convex whorls are transversely lirate, articulated with red, and crenulated. The interstices are closely latticed. The umbilical region is impressed. The thick columella is reflexed. The aperture is moderate, rounded and pearly within.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia in the Northwest Shelf Province.

References

• Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1854. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1 pp. 257–484
• Pilsbry, H.A. 1890. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Vol. 12 323 pp., 65 pls.
• Hedley, C. 1916. A preliminary index of the Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1: 152–226

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2013). Pseudostomatella clathratula (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720372 on 2014-03-27
2. https://archive.org/details/manualconch12tryorich G.W. Tryon (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890