Microglyphis curtula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ringiculidae.[1]

Microglyphis curtula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Ringiculidae
Genus: Microglyphis
Species:
M. curtula
Binomial name
Microglyphis curtula
(Dall, 1890)
Synonyms

Actaeon curtulus Dall, 1890 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

The small shell is short and subglobular. It is white and not polished. The surface is covered with sharp, deep, close set, spiral grooves minutely punctate at the bottom. The shell contains three whorls, beside the prominent, polished, smooth, globular, sinistral protoconch. The suture is distinct and not channelled. The outer lip is thin and simple. The body of the shell shows a thin wash of callus. The columella is short, thin, very much twisted, so that its outer edge presents a plait-like appearance, while the shell seems almost canaliculate, though the columella is continuous with the basal margin. Above the twisted edge and separated from it by a deep channel is a second less prominent plait. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Chile.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Microglyphis curtula (Dall, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716972 on 1 April 2024
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon, (1893) - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species ser;1 vol. 15; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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