Macteola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
This name is proposed for a genus of the Mangiliinae, in which the aperture has not acquired armature, and in which the lip is not flexed. Prominent radial ribs are over-ridden by fine beaded spiral threads. The apex is mucronate (i.e. with a small pointed projection, or spine-like ending), with smooth whorls. Characteristic is a colour scheme of a peripheral zone of brown or black or orange, sometimes broken into a series of dots or clashes.
Species
Species within the genus Macteola include:
Species brought into synonymy:
- Macteola bella <small>W.H. Pease, 1860</small>: synonym of Macteola interrupta <small>(L.A. Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Macteola cinctura <small>C. Hedley, 1922</small>: synonym of Macteola segesta cinctura <small>C. Hedley, 1922</small>
- Macteola gemmulata <small>G.P. Deshayes, 1863</small>: synonym of Macteola interrupta <small>(L.A. Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Macteola sandersonae <small>(Bucknill, 1927)</small>: synonym of Neoguraleus sandersonae <small>(Bucknill, 1927)</small>
- Macteola segesta <small>(Duclos, 1850)</small>: synonym of Macteola interrupta <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
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