Milda garretti
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Drawing of a shell of Milda garretti | |
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Species: | M. garretti
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Milda garretti (Tryon, 1886)
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Milda garretti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The shell has a yellowish color with chestnut colored nebulous longitudinal striations. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is channeled. The body whorl has a peripheral sulcus. The columella is three-plicate, the upper fold very strong, lower ones approximate and more oblique. The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Milda garretti Tryon, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=707666 on 2012-10-12
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 302; 1889
External links
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Pyramidella (Milda) garretti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.Error: "Q6850890" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.