Fastigiella carinata

Fastigiella carinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Fastigiella carinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Cerithiidae
Genus:
Fastigiella
Species:
F. carinata
Binomial name
Fastigiella carinata
Reeve, 1848
Synonyms[1]

Fastigiella poulsenii Mörch, 1877

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 53 mm.[2]

The shell is elongately turreted and is umbilicated. The whorls are rounded. The aperture is small. The siphonal canal is very short. The columella is somewhat twisted. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1 m.[2]

References
  1. Fastigiella carinata Reeve, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  3. Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls


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