Agathotoma neglecta

Agathotoma neglecta
Shell of Agathotoma neglecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Agathotoma
Species:
A. neglecta
Binomial name
Agathotoma neglecta
(Adams C. B., 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Defrancia despecta Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1853 (nomen nudum)
  • Mangelia neglecta Adams C. B., 1852

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm.

The ribs are rounded, approximated, transversely elevately striated. The color of the shell is rusty brown.[2]

(Original description) The shell is subfusiform and pale brownish-red, with each whorl featuring eight or nine prominent curved ribs. An elevated spiral line runs along the middle of the whorls, becoming obsolete on the body whorl. Anteriorly, the shell has several spiral striae. The apex is acute, and the spire has moderately convex outlines. The shell comprises seven rather convex whorls with a distinct suture. The aperture is rather narrow and mostly parallel with the axis of the spire. The outer lip is significantly thickened both inside and out, with a narrow sinus. The siphonal canal is very short. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Panama and Mexico. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b Agathotoma neglecta (Adams C. B., 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  3. ^ Adams, C. B. "Catalogue of shells collected at Panama, with notes on synonymy, station, and habitat." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 5.1 (1852): 229-549. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Gbif.org: Agathotoma neglecta - occurrence
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  • "Agathotoma neglecta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.