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Agathotoma ordinaria (E. A. Smith 1882)

Agathotoma ordinaria

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Agathotoma ordinaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

The turreted shell has an oblong shape. It contains 7 whorls, of which the first two are smooth and convex. The subsequent whorls are convex and contains 10-11 ribs that hardly stand out from the background and spiral lirae. The aperture is narrow and measures about 2/5 of the total length. The white outer lip is incrassate and on top slightly sinuate. The siphonal canal is short and narrow. The columella is simple.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Northern Chile.

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Agathotoma ordinaria: Brief Summary

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Agathotoma ordinaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

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