Hemilienardia apiculata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hemilienardia apiculata
Drawing of a shell of Hemilienardia apiculata
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Clathurella (Hemilienardia) apiculata (Montrouzier, 1864) Clathurella apiculata var. minor G. and H. Nevill, 1875 Glyphostoma apiculata Semper, 1876 Lienardia apiculata (Montrouzier in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864) Mangilia apiculata Montrouzier, 1864 Pleurotoma apiculata Montrouzier, 1864 (original combination)

Hemilienardia apiculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm.

The shell is translucent white, with a row of opaque white spots about the middle of the body whorl.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and off Queensland, Australia

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