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Class
Gastropoda 
 
Class_C
腹足綱 
Order
Neogastropoda 
Order_C
新腹足目 
Family
Turridae 
Family_C
捲管螺科 
Genus_C
粗切嘴螺屬 
Scientific Name
Philbertia caletria
Nomenclator
(Melvill et Standen, 1896) 
Chinese Name
 
Common_C
 
Synonym
 
Common_E
 
World Distribution

 
Taiwan Distribution
綠島 
Character
The beautiful shell is 6x2.3 mm, turreted. It has 5 teleconch whorls, and a paucispiral protoconch of 2 light red-brown whorls. It is sculptured with 9 strong axial ribs overridden by 4 spiral cords on the penultimate whorl. The outer lip is varicose and
 
Reference
000275 


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