Aliculastrum parallelum
| Aliculastrum parallelum | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Aliculastrum parallelum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Family: | Haminoeidae |
| Genus: | Aliculastrum |
| Species: | A. parallelum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aliculastrum parallelum (A. Gould, 1847)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bulla parallela A. Gould, 1847 (original combination) | |
Aliculastrum parallelum is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Haminoeidae.[2][1]
Description
[edit](Original description in Latin) A small, thin, cylindrical, milky-white shell, rounded at the front and conical at the back, without perforation. It is finely striated longitudinally, with the apex and base crossed by wavy striae. The aperture is narrow and widens downward. The columella is covered with a callus that is not tightly pressed. The outer lip extends beyond the spire and then twists downward.[3]
Distribution
[edit]The marine species in the Pacific Ocean (Marshall Islands, Guam, French Polynesia) and off the Philippines, Japan, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Aliculastrum parallelum (A. Gould, 1847). 13 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b "Aliculastrum parallelum ((A. Gould, 1847)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Gould, A.A. (1847). "Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 251. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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External links
[edit]- Too, C. C.; Carlson, C.; Hoff, P. J.; Malaquias, M. A. E. (2014). "Diversity and systematics of Haminoeidae gastropods (Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea) in the tropical West Pacific Ocean: new data on the genera Aliculastrum, Atys, Diniatys and Liloa". Zootaxa. 3794: 355–392. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.3. hdl:1956/9843.
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