Acmaea juanina is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]

Acmaea juanina
Shell of Acmaea juanina (holotype) - top view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Acmaeidae
Genus: Acmaea
Species:
A. juanina
Binomial name
Acmaea juanina
Odhner, 1922

Description

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(Original description) The ovate shell is of moderate height with its apex in the first third of its length. The anterior and lateral slopes are straight, the posterior one a little convex.

The sculpture consists of concentric striae and radiating ribs of alternating strength, 11 principal ones with finer ones in the interstices. The coarsest ribs (4 in front, I on each side and 5 behind the apex) as well as the apex are dark-violet in colour, olive-brown towards the periphery like the intervening ribs. The ground is white. The interior of the shell is white, with a chestnut centre and an olive-green margin.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas, Chile.

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