Laguncula pulchella
| Laguncula pulchella | |
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| Shell of Laguncula pulchella (holotype at the Natural History Museum, London) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Laguncula |
| Species: | L. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Laguncula pulchella Benson, 1842
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Laguncula pulchella is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae.
Description
(Original description in Latin) The shell is whitish-glaucous (pale greenish-blue) and ovate-globose (ovoid and somewhat spherical). It is furnished with convex whorls. The surface shows a decussate (cross-hatched) sculpture, which consists of slightly elevated longitudinal lines and oblique lines. The sutures are impressed. The aperture is decorated internally with a broad, pale chestnut band. The columella is of the same color internally.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Korea and Japan.
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Laguncula pulchella Benson, 1842. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584770 on 2017-05-25
- ^ Benson, W.H. (1842). "Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 (60): 488. Retrieved 7 December 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Qi Zhongyan. 2004. Seashells of China. China Ocean Press, viii + 418 p., 193 pls.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
- Saito, H. (2017). Family Naticidae. Pp. 858-866, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp.
External links
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). "Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7.
- Preece, R. C., White, T. S., Raheem, D. C., Ketchum, H., Ablett, J., Taylor, H., Webb, K. & Naggs, F. (2022). "William Benson and the golden age of malacology in British India: Biography, illustrated catalogue and evaluation of his molluscan types". Tropical Natural History. 6.
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