- Source: Hemilienardia lynx
Hemilienardia lynx is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The Hemilienardia lynx shell is tiny, about 2.75 mm long and 1.35 mm wide, with an oval shape and a pointed tip. It has around 3.2 whorls, featuring strong ribs crossed by low spiral lines. The shell is mostly white with dark olive spots and a yellow line on the last whorl. Its opening is narrow with four small teeth, and the early shell development is conical, starting white and turning light brown with fine patterns.
Distribution
This marine species can be found off Papua New Guinea
References
External links
Fedosov A.E., Stahlschmidt P., Puillandre N., Aznar-Cormano L. & Bouchet P. (2017). Not all spotted cats are leopards: evidence for a Hemilienardia ocellata species complex (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 268: 1-20