Acmaturris

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Acmaturris

Genus of gastropods

Acmaturris is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

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Description

(Original description) The medium-sized shell is slender or moderately slender. The protoconch is broad-tipped, consisting of about 2½ whorls, the last one sculptured with curved, protractive, axial riblets that may be swollen on a peripheral keel. The aperture is long and moderately narrow. The anterior canal is short and unemarginate. The outer lip is strongly varicose, the edge frilled. The anal notch is moderately deep and is broadly rounded. The parietal callus thickened the adjoining notch. The sculpture consists of narrow axial ribs and of strong spiral threads, and also of microscopic frosted spiral threads. [2]

Distribution

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Guadeloupe and French Guyana.

Fossils were found in Miocene strata in Jamaica.

Species

Species within the genus Acmaturris include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. [1]
    WoRMS (2016). Acmaturris Woodring, 1928. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432390 on 2017-02-25
  2. [2]
    W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results . Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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