Acmaea juanina is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
| Acmaea juanina | |
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| Shell of Acmaea juanina (holotype) - top view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Acmaeidae |
| Genus: | Acmaea |
| Species: | A. juanina
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmaea juanina Odhner, 1922
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Description edit
(Original description) The ovate shell is of moderate height with its apex in the first third of its length. The anterior and lateral slopes are straight, the posterior one a little convex.
The sculpture consists of concentric striae and radiating ribs of alternating strength, 11 principal ones with finer ones in the interstices. The coarsest ribs (4 in front, I on each side and 5 behind the apex) as well as the apex are dark-violet in colour, olive-brown towards the periphery like the intervening ribs. The ground is white. The interior of the shell is white, with a chestnut centre and an olive-green margin.[2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas, Chile.
References edit
- ^ {MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acmaea juanina Odhner, 1922. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1433022 on 2024-03-07
- ^ Odhner, N. H. (1922). Mollusca from Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. In Skottsberg C. (ed). The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri, Uppsala, pp. 219–253, pls. 8–9. The Natural History of Juan Fernández and Easter Island. 3 (Zoology), II(22): 219-254
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