Constantia (gastropod)

Constantia is a genus of extremely small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Vanikoridae.

General characteristics

(Original description in Latin) The shell is sharply pointed at one end and oval, with a narrow umbilical fissure, and possesses an elevated and attenuated spire. The whorls are rounded, with the body whorl being ventricose. The surface is decussate with fine longitudinal folds and elevated transverse spiral ridges. The aperture is oval, being longer than wide. The peristome is free and continuous, with a margin that is entire and sharp.

Species

Species within the genus Constantia include:

• Constantia acutocostata <small>Bandel & Kowalke, 1997</small>
• Constantia elegans <small>A. Adams, 1860</small>
• Constantia standeni <small>(Melvill, 1899)</small>
• Constantia tantilla <small>A. Adams, 1861</small>

References

• Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100.