Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Calliostomatidae Scientific name Dactylastele burnupi | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Calliostomatinae Rank Species | |
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Dactylastele burnupi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
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Description
The height of the imperforate, conical shell attains 14 mm. The shell contains eight, flat whorls with deep sutures. The shell is prettily granulated, the granules upon the base being less pronounced than those above. The thread-like interstices are brown. The oblique aperture is subquadrate. The general colro of the shell is a fleshy tint, varied at intervals with brown blotches which are often pale bordered on the left or anterior side. The lowermost row of granules is smaller than those above. This gives the whorls a channeled appearance at the suture.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.
References
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