''Calliotropis pagodiformis'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Eucyclidae
Eucyclidae is a family of gastropods in the superfamily Seguenzioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Eucyclidae include:
* '' Amberley ...
.
Description
(Original description by Schepman) The shell grows to a height of 14½ mm. The shell has a conical shape, with convex base. It is
nacreous
Nacre ( , ), also known as mother of pearl, is an organicinorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also the material of which pearls are composed. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent.
Nacre is ...
, covered by a very thin, transparent layer of yellowish shelly matter. The largest specimen has 8
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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s. The nucleus is white, smooth, occupying about one whorl. The next 3 whorls are straight on their upper part. They are separated from the lower part of each whorl by a sharp keel, and crossed by rather distant radiating ribs, which form sharp tubercles in crossing the keel, and on the third whorl also near the
suture. These ribs become obsolete, and disappear on the last whorls, which are smooth on their upper surface. This surface is only very slightly convex, with a spiral row of spinous nodules, at a little distance from the canaliculate suture, and a strong keel at the periphery Below this keel the whorls are excavated, so as to form with the channel of the next whorl, a rather wide, deep channel, over which the keel projects, producing the pagodiform shape. Of the spinous nodules, the largest specimen has 25 at the keel, and about 30 near the suture. The base is rather convex, with a small
umbilicus, bordered by a rather strong, crenulated, spiral rib Between this and the peripheral keel run 4 spiral lirae, which are more or less beaded. The outer one nearest to the keel, borders the concave inferior space of the upper whorls, and on this spiral runs the suture, which is slightly crenulate. The
aperture is subquadrangular, with the outer and basal margins sharp, irregular by the ends of the spirals The
columella is nearly straight, with a distinct angle where it joins the basal margin. This angle is caused by the umbilical rib, its upper part is slightly reflected over the umbilicus and covers it partly. The umbilicus is somewhat roughened by the lines of growth. The whole shell is covered with irregular, interrupted, hairlike lines of growth, visible only under a lens. The interior of the aperture is smooth.
Schepman 1908–1913, The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition; Leyden, E. J. Brill, 1908–13
(described as ''Solariellopsis pagodiformis'')
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea and off Tanimbar Island, Indonesia.
References
* Vilvens, C., 2007. ''New species and new records of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae: Calliotropinae) from Indo-Pacific''. Novapex 8 (HS 5): 1-72
* Vilvens C. (2020). New species and new records of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea: Eucyclidae) from the western Pacific. Novapex. hors série 13: 1-79.
External links
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pagodiformis
Gastropods described in 1908