Otitoma cyclophora

Otitoma cyclophora
	Shell of Otitoma cyclophora (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Otitoma
Species:	O. cyclophora
Binomial name
	Otitoma cyclophora; (Deshayes, 1863)
Synonyms
	Antimitra crenulata (Pease, 1868); Clathurella cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863); Daphnella (Hemidaphne) cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863); Daphnella crenulata Pease, 1868; Daphnella cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863); Hemidaphne cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863); Mangelia cyclophora von Martens, 1880; Mitrellatoma mitra Kilburn, 1986; Otitoma crenulata Pease, 1868; Otitoma ottitoma Jousseaume, 1898; Pleurotoma cyclophora Deshayes, 1863 (basionym); Thelecytharella mitra (Kilburn, 1986);

Otitoma cyclophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

The white shell is elongate, slender and cylindrical. It is transversely finely ridged, interstices striated transversely, longitudinally faintly and obsoletely irregularly ribbed. The sutures are bordered on each side by a crenulated rib, the crenulations connected obliquely by a small ridge. The aperture is rather short. The sinus is broad and deep.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is occurs in the Red Sea; also off Northern Mozambique; the Mascarenes; Queensland, Australia, French Polynesia, the Philippines and Japan

References

^ ^a ^b Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 April 2011.
^ Pease W.H. (1868 ["1867"]). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(3): 211-222 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. (described as Daphnella crenulata)

Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. 1875. Descriptions of new marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal n.s. 44(2): 83–104, pls 7, 8
Martens, E.C. von 1880. Mollusken. pp. 181–346 in Mobius, K. (ed.). Beitrage zur Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen. Berlin : Otto Enslin 352 pp.
Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.
Wiedrick S.G. (2014). Review of the genera Otitoma Jousseaume, 1880 and Thelecytharella with the description of two new species Gastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae) from the southwest Pacific Ocean. The Festivus. 46(3): 40-53

External links

[WoRMS-1] Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 April 2011.

[2] Pease W.H. (1868 ["1867"]). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(3): 211-222 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. (described as Daphnella crenulata)

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