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Apicalia gibba

Apicalia gibba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.

Description

(Original description) The oblique shell has an elevated-conical shape. It is white, solid, and scarcely opaque. There are four normal whorls, which are convex and somewhat swollen, with the uppermost narrowed and arranged in the form of a mucro (a sharp point). The aperture is oblique and ovate, and the outer lip is slightly thickened.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.

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