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Teralatirus roboreus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Fasciolariidae

Scientific name
  
Teralatirus ernesti

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Genus
  
Teralatirus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Dolicholatirus, Latirus, Fasciolariidae

Teralatirus roboreus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

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Shell

Teralatirus roboreus has a small (~10 mm), spindle-like, richly-sculptured, uncompressed shell. Adult specimens usually have seven convex whorls in total, with an inconspicuous suture, and a tall, conical spire that corresponds to 3/4 of the total shell length. The apex bears a large, inflated, dome-like protoconch with two whorls and a characteristic sculpture pattern. It initially has a smooth surface (1/3 whorl), which suddenly becomes ornamented by a series of strong axial ribs. By the second whorl, it gradually changes into a net-like pattern of axial ribs and spiral cords, bearing small nodules at the interstections. This intricate sculpture is absent in the teleoconch whorls, which are solely sculptured by strong, rounded spiral cords. The aperture outline is elliptical, with a thickened peristome and a well-marked callus. The columella bears two strong folds, and the canal is short and curved. The shell is colored light orange to dark-reddish brown, with an usually darker protoconch.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic, from Antigua, Barbados and the Lesser Antilles to Brazil. it is usually found under coral slabs in shallow waters.

References

Teralatirus roboreus Wikipedia