Hemilienardia thyridota

Hemilienardia thyridota is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Hemilienardia thyridota
Original image of a shell of Hemilienardia thyridota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Hemilienardia
Species:
H. thyridota
Binomial name
Hemilienardia thyridota
(Melvill & Standen, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Glyphostoma thyridota (Melvill & Standen, 1896).
  • Lienardia thyridota (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
  • Mangilia (Glyphostoma) thyridota Melvill & Standen, 1896 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description) This is a pure white, curtly pyramidal species, the surface not shining. It contains six turreted whorls, angled at the suture, ventricose, longitudinally thickly ribbed, transversely ornamented with few lirations. In the middle of the upper whorl and doubly-ranked in the body whorl, are transverse regular deep pittings, squarrose, profound, between tlie ribs, which suggest the trivial name (from Ancient Greek : thyridotos : furnished with windows or doors). The aperture is narrowly oblique. The outer lip is thickened and furnished with four strong denticles. The columellar teeth are more obscure and feeble. The sinus goes deep into the outer lip.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands, Mactan Island, the Philippines and off Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Hemilienardia thyridota (Melvill & Standen, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867746 on 2019-07-02
  2. Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1896) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology 8: 273-315 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Bouge, L.J. & Dautzenberg, P.L. 1914. Les Pleurotomides de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et de ses dependances. Journal de Conchyliologie 61: 123–214
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
  • Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Hemilienardia thyridota
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