Serrata quadrifasciata

Serrata quadrifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.15 mm.

The shell is slender, cylindrical, solid, and subtranslucent. It has a short and pointed spire. Its aperture is long and narrow. It has a number of small denticles. Its dimensions are about 5.15 by 2.60 millimeters.

Is considered by Boyer to be a paratype.

Its shell is decorated by a number of large spiral bands of a different color.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range: 350-358 m).

Similar species

• Serrata pupoides
• Serrata summa

References

• Boyer, F. (2008). The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 389-436