- Oxynoe delicatula
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Oxynoe delicatula Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Heterobranchia
Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade OxynoaceaSuperfamily: Oxynooidea Family: Oxynoidae Genus: Oxynoe Species: O. delicatula Binomial name Oxynoe delicatula
G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869Synonyms Oxynoe delicata Nevill, 1869[1]
Oxynoe delicatula is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.
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Distribution
The type locality for this species is Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
The shell is ovate, involute, a little contracted and truncate behind, rounded in front, whitish and thin. The aperture is subcircular behind, ovate in front, elongated, dilated, margins approximating toward the posterior terminations. The inner lip is smooth and thin. The outer lip a little inflexed behind. The peristome is acute.[3]
The height of the shell is 6 mm. The width of the shell is 3.5 mm.[3]
Life habits
References
This article incorporates oublic domain text from the reference.[3]
- ^ http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/40964
- ^ Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
- ^ a b c Pilsbry H. A. (1895-1896). Manual of Conchology. Volume 16. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. page 165, Frontspiece, figure 1, 2, 3.
Further reading
- Nevill. Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng., xxxviii, pt. 2, 67, pi. 13, f. 5.
- Angas. (1877) P. Z. S. p. 190. (As Lophocercus delicatulus.)
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