Scrinium brazieri

Scrinium brazieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 6½ mm, its diameter 3 mm; length of the aperture: 3⅓ mm, its diameter 1¼ mm.

(Original description of Mitromorpha brazieri in Latin) The shell is ovately-fusiform, spirally thinly-striated, and sculptured with growth lines. It is pale brownish and painted with indistinct transverse lines articulated with white and red. There are 5 whorls. The uppermost two whorls (the nucleus) are large, globose, smooth, shining, and horny. The remaining whorls are somewhat convex and are separated by a distinct, slightly oblique suture. The body whorl is elongated and only slightly contracted anteriorly. The aperture is elongated and pale brownish inside, being broadly channelled anteriorly. The outer lip is thin. The columella is slightly concave above, obliquely twisted below, and covered with a thin, shining callus.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and South Australia

References

• Hedley, C. 1918. A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 51: M1–M120
• Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales pp. 56, pls 1–12.
• Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
• Shuto, T. 1975. Notes on type species of some turrid genera based on the type specimens in the British Museum (N.H.). Venus 33(4): 161–175

External links

• Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56
• Biolib.cz: Scrinium brazieri