Main Ref. | Hallan, A., F. Criscione, A. Fedosov and N. Puillandre, 2021 |
Appearance refers to |
specialized organs | |
different appearance | |
different colors | |
remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Diagnosis | 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 |
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 | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
spines | |
soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
spines | |
soft-rays |