Cernohorskyola scita
| Cernohorskyola scita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Cernohorskyola |
| Species: | C. scita
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| Binomial name | |
| Cernohorskyola scita (Tenison Woods, 1876)
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| Synonyms | |
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Mitra scita Tenison Woods, 1876 superseded combination | |
Cernohorskyola scita is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm; its diameter 3.5 mm.
(Original description) The shell is small, ovate, and glossy, and it is entirely of a deep, pure brown color. The spire is obtusely rounded, with a mamillated apex. It consists of six smooth and swollen whorls, separated by a finely impressed suture. The aperture is rather wide and brown within, and it is lirate internally. The columella bears three folds.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the Southeast Australian Shelf.
References
- ^ Cernohorskyola scita (Tenison Woods, 1876). 7 March 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Tenison Woods, J.E. (1876). "Descriptions of new Tasmanian shells". Papers and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1875: 141. Retrieved 7 March 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Fedosov, A.; Bouchet, P.; Dekkers, A.; Gori, S.; Huang, S.-I.; Kantor, Y.; Lemarcis, T.; Marrow, M.; Ratti, C.; Rosenberg, G.; Salisbury, R.; Zvonareva, S.; Puillandre, N. (2025). "The phylogeny and systematics of the Costellariidae (Caenogastropoda: Turbinelloidea) revisited". Invertebrate Systematics. 39 (7): 26. doi:10.1071/is24101. PMID 40608992.