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Staphylaea (Staphylaea) limacina
Taxonomy
Staphylaea (Staphylaea) limacina was named by Cate (1966). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Staphylaea (Staphylaea) limacina Cate figs. pit. 39; figs. 36 a, 36 b |
| 1967 | Staphylaea (Staphylaea) limacina Cate pp. 33 - 34 |
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Staphylaea (Staphylaea) limacina Cate 1966
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. N. Cate 1967 | Shell elongately ovate, somewhat light in weight, base convex; margins distinct, though not overly thickened; terminals sharply produced; apex depressed; aperture long, narrow, more or less straight; teeth distinct, finely formed, short, not extending to margins, sometimes even shorter centrally on the base ; dorsal color battleship grey, marked overall with numerous white spots which may or may not be pustulated; a grooved mantle line usually present; margins, base and lip are white; terminals deep Shell elongately ovate, somewhat light in weight, base convex; margins distinct, though not overly thickened; terminals sharply produced; apex depressed; aperture long, narrow, more or less straight; teeth distinct, finely formed, short, not extending to margins, sometimes even shorter centrally on the base ; dorsal color battleship grey, marked overall with numerous white spots which may or may not be pustulated; a grooved mantle line usually present; margins, base and lip are white; terminals deep |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available