Main Ref.	Hallan, A., F. Criscione, A. Fedosov and N. Puillandre, 2021
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosi	Shell fusiform-biconical, thin-walled, semi-translucent, smooth with no distinct carina. Protoconch orange, broadly conical, diagonally cancellate whorls. Teleoconch of 6.5 pale cream whorls, suture impressed, whorl porifile convez, with moderate, non-carinate angulation at periphery. Sculpture of regularly spaced, fine, shallow striae, uniformaly pronounced over entire shell surface, and dense collabral growth lines. Aperture elongate, approximately half of shell length; outer lip thin, inner lip whitish, with thin callus, straight. Head wide, cephalic tentacles of median size, cylindrical; small black eyes situated at their bases. Radular teeth of hypodermic type.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Pagodibela meridionalis

Lateral Lines	Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
totale
Vertebre
preanal
totale

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	dorsale
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays