Kermia felina

Kermia felina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Kermia felina
Image of a shell of Kermia felina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. felina
Binomial name
Kermia felina
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurella felina (Reeve, 1843)
  • Clathurella picta Dunker, R.W., 1871
  • Clavatula felina brevispira Hervier, 1897
  • Philbertia felina (Reeve, 1843)
  • Pleurotoma felina Reeve, 1843 (original combination; name attributed by Reeve to Hinds)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

The shell is decussated by longitudinal and revolving sculpture. It is yellowish white, with chestnut short longitudinal strigations upon the granules, often upon every alternate rib, interrupted by a central white space, and again painted towards the base. Sometimes this coloring is broken up and more or less dispersed over the surface. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs off Taiwan, Samoa and Queensland, Australia.

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kermia felina (Reeve, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1030862 on 2019-07-16
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Reeve, L.A. 1843. Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. pls 1–18 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1.
  • Kuroda, T. & Habe, T. 1952. Checklist and bibliography of the Recent Mollusca of Japan. Tokyo : Leo W. Stach 210 pp.
  • 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
  • Cernohorsky, W.O. (1978a) Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. Pacific Publications, Sydney and New York, 352 pp. page(s): 161, pl. 57 fig. 12
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Kermia felina
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