Partecosta veliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Partecosta veliae
Shell of Partecosta veliae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Partecosta
Species:
P. veliae
Binomial name
Partecosta veliae
(Aubry, 1991)
Synonyms[1]
  • Terebra veliae Aubry, 1991 (original combination)

Description

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Original description: "A small fragile ivory-white coloured shell, with protoconch and the first four and a half whorls of a pale violet colour, this last being a fundamental feature. The teleoconch consists of nine whorls, and the protoconch of one and a half. The whorls are completely smooth with a total absence of spiral or axial sculpture. The columella is smooth and the aperture moderately square. The suture is deep."[2]

Distribution

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Locus typicus: "Margaret River, South-West Australia."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Partecosta veliae (Aubry, 1991). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415652 on 2020-01-28
  2. ^ Aubry, U. 1991-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII, No. 258, page 32.
  3. ^ Aubry, U. 1991-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII, No. 258, page 32.
  • Aubry, U. (1991). Due nuove Terebre dal Pacifico / Two new Terebras from Pacific Ocean. La Conchiglia. 258: 32-34
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