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Apispiralia albocincta

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Apispiralia albocincta
Original image of a shell of Apispiralia albocincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Apispiralia
Species:
A. albocincta
Binomial name
Apispiralia albocincta
(Angas, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Asperdaphne albocincta (Angas, 1871)
  • Clathurella albocincta Angas, 1871 (original combination)

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

Description

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The moderately solid shell is reddish brown, with a rather broad white band on the middle of the body whorl, visible on the spire. The outer lip is thickened and dentate within.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Apispiralia albocincta (Angas, 1871). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433039 on 2017-03-08
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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