Scalptia scalariformis explained

Scalptia scalariformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

Description

S. scalariformis can be distinguished from S. harmulensis, a closely related species, by possessing a multispiral protoconch and fewer axial ribs.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea,^[2] and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Madagascar.

References

• Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. (With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, Recent Cancellariidae by Jens Hemmen, 2007. Conchologia Ingrata 9: 1–8.)

Notes and References

1. VERHECKEN. André. VAN LAETHEM. Kirsten. Summer 2019. Two new species of Scalptia (Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea: Cancellariidae) from the Indian Ocean. Gloria Maris. 54. 21–28.
2. Natuurtijdschriften. Spirula. January 2000 . 1 . 3–46 . 2019-08-18 . Dekker . Henk . Orlin . Zvi .