Liamorpha decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]
| Liamorpha decorata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Liamorpha |
| Species: | L. decorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Liamorpha decorata (de Folin, 1873)
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Description edit
The shell has an oval conic shape. The whorls of the teleoconch are decussated. The lip is undulated by the spiral sculpture which appears on the columella, simulating two plications.[4]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Gulf of Mexico : Texas, Mexico, Guadeloupe.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Liamorpha decorata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730725 on 2015-04-05
- ^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
- ^ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII pl. 318 (described as Lia decorata)
External links edit
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Liamorpha decorata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.