Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chilodontidae Scientific name Dentistyla dentifera | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Seguenzioidea Genus Dentistyla Rank Species | |
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Dentistyla dentifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 8 mm. The sculpture, compared to Dentistyla asperrima, is more strongly and exclusively nodulous. A strong blunt tooth is prominent on the columella just within the aperture and above the base of the shell. The outer lip is lirate within.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, off Barbados and in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina.
References
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