- Source: Hemilienardia malleti
Hemilienardia malleti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 5 mm.
The shell is rose-red with a median white band. The inner margin of the aperture shows 5-6 closely set teeth.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific and off Taiwan.
References
Récluz, C., 1852. Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 3: 249-259
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23
External links
Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
MNHN, Paris: syntype
Gastropods.com: Hemilienardia malleti
