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Cernohorskyola analogica

Cernohorskyola analogica, common name the analogous mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

(Original description) The shell is ovately oblong and is contracted and grooved at the base. The whorls of the spire are ornamented with longitudinal, plicate ribs, while the body whorl is smooth. The shell is very dark brown in color and is encircled by a narrow yellow band. The columella bears three folds.

Distribution

This snail is found under rocks and in algae from the intertidal zone to a depth of 570 m along the coasts from Southern Queensland down to the southeast and southern Australia and Tasmania.

References

  • Wilson, B., 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Vol. 2. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia. 1–370.
  • Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp

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