''Minolia gilvosplendens'' is a

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, a marine

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in the

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Solariellidae.

Description

The height of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 8 mm. The shining, pale-white shell has a conical shape and is deeply umbilicated. The shell contains five

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s. The

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is linear. The columellar margin is briefly reflected at the corner. The whorls are smooth, channelled at the sutures, ornamented just below them with a row of raised coronated nodules, less distinct on the front of the basal whorl – this materially aids in giving the shell a slightly angled appearance. It is white, with many flame-like markings. The umbilicus is deep and very slightly contracted. The umbilicus itself is decorated with a transversely-channelled

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. Its substance is margaritaceous. The interior of the round and simple aperture is pearly and smooth.J. Cosmo Melvill, ''Descriptions of eleven new species belonging to the genera Columbarium, Pisania, Minolia, Liotia and Solarium''; Journal of Conchology v. 6 (1889–1891)
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Distribution

The marine species occurs off the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minolia Gilvosplendens gilvosplendens Gastropods described in 1891