Liamorpha decorata

Liamorpha decorata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Superfamily:	Pyramidelloidea
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Liamorpha
Species:	L. decorata
Binomial name
	Liamorpha decorata; (de Folin, 1873)
Synonyms
	Lia decorata de Folin, 1873 (original combination); Pseudoscilla decorata (de Folin, 1873);

Liamorpha decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Description[edit]

The shell has an oval conic shape. The whorls of the teleoconch are decussated. The lip is undulated by the spiral sculpture which appears on the columella, simulating two plications.^[4]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

Gulf of Mexico : Texas, Mexico, Guadeloupe.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Liamorpha decorata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730725 on 2015-04-05
^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
^ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII pl. 318 (described as Lia decorata)

External links[edit]

To Encyclopedia of Life
To ITIS
To World Register of Marine Species
"Liamorpha decorata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Liamorpha decorata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730725 on 2015-04-05

[2] Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.

[3] Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

[4] G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII pl. 318 (described as Lia decorata)

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