Engina zonalis
| Engina zonalis | |
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| Shell of Engina zonalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pisaniidae |
| Genus: | Engina |
| Species: | E. zonalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Engina zonalis (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Engina zonalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell of the holotype attains 9.6 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is small and ovate-oblong in shape, being transversely striated and longitudinally, though obsoletely, costulate. It is subnodulous in its texture and is encircled by alternating bands of white and black. Additionally, the spire is distinctly exserted.[2]
This species is white. The spiral zones are black and may be interrupted by white nodules. The aperture is mauve or dark reddish-brown. The siphonal canal has short wavy lines. [3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off the Philippines, Thailand, Vanuatu and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).
References
[edit]- 1 2 Engina zonalis (Lamarck, 1822). 13 June 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Lamarck, J.-B. M. de (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris: privately published. p. 297. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Powell, A.W.B. (1971). "Powell". Powell. 6: 158. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is under a CC BY 4.0 license.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
