Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Scientific name Cantharidus bisculptus | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Trochidae Rank Species | |
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Cantharidus bisculptus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.
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Description
The height of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 8 mm. The shell has an acute conical shape. It is angulate. The 15 spirals above the angle are much finer than those upon the base. The colour may be variable but in the original greyish white example examined, the brown stripes are divided down the middle by a whitish line. They are slightly undulating and the basal lirae are spotted with the same blackish brown colour. The seven whorls are not quite flat as the rounded keel, which passes above the suture, causes a faint swelling at the lower part. The aperture is subquadrate. The lip is sharp and slightly thickened on the inside. The white columella is slightly arcuate and reflexed. The slight umbilical perforation is sometimes covered by the reflexed columella.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and off Durban, South Africa