Papillocithara semiplicata explained

Papillocithara semiplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

• Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575. page(s): 517–519

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 .

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2009). Papillocithara hebes Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434552 on 2017-12-02