Antiguraleus infandus facts for kids
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Antiguraleus infandus is a small sea snail. It is a type of mollusk that lives in the ocean. This snail belongs to a group called gastropods and is part of the family Mangeliidae.
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What Does This Snail Look Like?
This snail has a small shell, usually about 6 millimeters (which is less than half an inch) long. The shell is about 3 millimeters wide.
Shell Features
The shell of Antiguraleus infandus is white and feels a bit chalky. It has 5 rounded sections, called whorls. The very first part of the shell, called the protoconch, is smooth and makes up about 1½ whorls.
The shell has strong vertical ridges, like ribs, that go all the way to the top. These ribs also continue faintly down to the bottom of the shell. The largest part of the shell, called the body whorl, usually has about nine of these ribs.
Shell Patterns
You can also see strong spiral lines that cross over the ribs. There are two of these spirals on the second whorl and three above the opening of the shell, which is called the aperture. There are also a fourth and a faint fifth spiral on the body whorl.
The lines where the early whorls meet are sharp. The lines for the later whorls are more curved. The bottom of the shell also has spiral lines. Sometimes, the outer edge of the shell's opening, called the lip, can be broken or worn down.
Where Does This Snail Live?
This sea snail lives in the ocean waters near Great Barrier Island in New Zealand.
Images for kids
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Original image of a shell of Antiguraleus infandus
