Genota papalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Genota papalis (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Genota |
| Species: | G. papalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Genota papalis (Reeve, 1843)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 24 mm and 55 mm. The shoulder somewhat flatter than in Genota mitriformis. The nodules are more distinct, as are the longitudinal lines or folds. The revolving sculpture is scarcely decussating them and sometimes becomes obsolete. The shell is sometimes indistinctly banded.[2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off tropical West Africa, Guinea, Senegal.
References
edit- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2015). Genota papalis (Reeve, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592054 on 2016-03-09
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Genotia mitraeformis var. papalis )
- Ryall P., Horro J. & Rolán E. 2013. A revision of the genus Genota H. & A. Adams, 1853 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Borsonidae) from West Africa. Iberus, 31(2): 1–17.
External links
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- "Genota papalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.