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Jujubinus suarezensis

Jujubinus suarezensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Subspecies include:

  • † Jujubinus suarezensis fultoni <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)</small> (synonyms: Calliostoma stenomphalum <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)</small>, Cantharidus fultoni <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)</small> †, Cantharidus suarezensis fultoni <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)</small> †, Trochus (Calliostoma) fultoni <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1890</small> † (basionym), Trochus fultoni <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1890</small> † (original combination), Trochus stenomphalus <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1890</small> (junior synonym) )
  • Jujubinus suarezensis suarezensis <small>(P. Fischer, 1878)</small> (synonym: Cantharidus suarezensis suarezensis <small>(P. Fischer, 1878)</small> )

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10&nbsp;mm and 18&nbsp;mm, the diameter is up to 13&nbsp;mm. The narrowly perforate shell has a conic-acute shape. The 9 to 10 whorls are planulate. The embryonic whorls are smooth, buff, the remaining whitish-buff. The whorls are ornamented with longitudinal wavy streaks of brown or rosy, and sometimes spiral zones. They are spirally lirate with 7 lirae on the penultimate whorl, upper and lower ones most prominent, the intermediate 5 slightly granose. The interstices are sharply obliquely striate. The body whorl is angular, convex beneath and contains about 8 concentric lirae. The aperture subquadrate. The lip is acute. The columella is subtruncate. The parietal wall bears a callus in adults.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Madagascar.

References

Further reading

  • Fischer, P., 1878. Diagnoses Trochorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie 26: 62-67
  • Fischer P., 1880 Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la Collection du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris, la collection Lamarck, celle du Prince Masséna (appartenant maintenant à M. B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs par L.-C. Kiener continué par le docteur P. Fischer. Genres Calcar, Trochus, Xenophora, Tectarius et Risella, p.&nbsp;717 pp, 120 pls
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321–636, plates IV-VII pp.

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