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Awateria watsoni (E. A. Smith 1891)

Awateria watsoni

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Awateria watsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its breadth 3.3 mm.

(Original description) This small, white shell has a short fusiform shape. It has a large smooth apex. The upper slope of the six whorls is comparatively smooth, exhibiting only a few (about 4) faint spiral lirae, and the lower portion and the greater part of the body whorl are covered with a distinct cancellation, the points of intersection of the oblique and transverse lirae being rather acutely nodulose. The sinus is moderately deep. The arcuate lip is prominent.[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia.

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Awateria watsoni: Brief Summary

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Awateria watsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

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