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Veprecula arethusa

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Veprecula arethusa
Shell of Veprecula arethusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Veprecula
Species:
V. arethusa
Binomial name
Veprecula arethusa
(Dall, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lienardia togetoges Nomura, S. & H. Niino, 1940
  • Pleurotoma (Defrancia) arethusa Dall, 1918 (not Pleurotoma reticulosa Edwards, 1861)
  • Veprecula reticulosa Smith, 1882
  • Veprecula togetoges Nomura & Niino, 1940

Veprecula arethusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 11.5 mm.

At the base of the body whorl, around the cauda, a faint brown band is traceable. The smooth furrow at the top of the ten whorls, their reticulated surface, and the rather produced but narrow siphonal canal are characters at once indicating this species. [2]

Distribution

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This species was found off Hengam Island in the Persian Gulf; also off Japan.

References

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  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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