Tomellana hupferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1]
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| Original drawing of shell of Tomellana hupferi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Tomellana |
| Species: | T. hupferi
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| Tomellana hupferi (Strebel, 1912)
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Description edit
The glossy shell corresponds in shape and construction to Tomellana lineata var. gracilis. The difference shows up visibly at the fourth whorl. The folding of the upper whorls corresponds to that of Tomellana lineata until the 6th or 7th whorl, only to become obsolete upwards. Also the spiral sculpture is lacking in the upper whorls. It becomes visible under magnification on the lower whorls as more or less clearly visible incised striae. The oval aperture below shows extensive rough furrows. The top of the aperture has a white callus that is not as prominent as in Tomellana lineata.
The color of the shell is light brownish-yellow with broad darker stripes. In the middle of the body whorl is an articulated whitish strip recognizable.[2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Cameroon.
References edit
- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2015). Tomellana hupferi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591974 on 2016-04-13
- ^ Strebel, H. (1912) Bemerkungen zu den Clavatula-Gruppen Perrona und Tomella. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten, 29, 1–24, 1 pl.
- Bozzetti L., 2015. Due nuove Fusiturris (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Clavatulidae) dall' Africa Occidentale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 86: 8–10
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