Thala cernica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Thala cernica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Thala |
| Species: | T. cernica
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| Binomial name | |
| Thala cernica (Sowerby II, 1874)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mitra cernica Sowerby II, 1874 (basionym) | |
Description edit
The rosy-orange shell is rather fusiform. The aperture equals the spire in length. The whorls are angulate at the suture. The body whorl becomes attenuate at the top. The outer lip is dentate inside. The superior teeth are elongate. [2]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References edit
- ^ a b Thala cernica (Sowerby II, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2012.
- ^ Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London, privately published
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 23
- Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5:1–48-page(s): 36