The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 20 mm. The solid, imperforate shell has a pointed conical shape. It is crimson with narrow radiating whitish flames on the upper surface, usually extending to the periphery, and an umbilical tract of red and white tessellated. This shell has typically a coral-red or crimson color, flammulated above with whitish. Fully adult examples often show the light flames only upon the upper whorls. The spire is lengthened. The apex is subacute. The sutures are subimpressed. The about 7 whorls are concave below the sutures, convex and swollen at the periphery and on the lower edge of each whorl of the spire. The whole surface is finely spirally lirate, the lirae about as wide as the interstices, which are delicately obliquely striate. The aperture is oval-quadrate, iridescent within and measures less than half the length of shell. The peristome is edged by a row of crimson dots, with a porcellaneous internal thickening which is finely crenulate. The vertical columella is slightly arcuate and is pearly.[3]
^Hickman C.S. (2005) Seagrass fauna of the temperate southern coast of Australia I: The cantharidine trochid gastropods. In: F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker & G.A. Kendrick (eds), The marine flora and fauna of Esperance, Western Australia: 199-220. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
^Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cantharidus lesueuri var. ramburi)
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prothalotia, ramburi, common, name, rambur, jewel, shell, species, snail, marine, gastropod, mollusk, family, trochidae, snails, apertural, view, shell, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, gastropodasubclass, veti. Prothalotia ramburi common name Rambur s jewel top shell is a species of sea snail a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae the top snails 1 2 Prothalotia ramburiApertural view of a shell of Prothalotia ramburiScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass GastropodaSubclass VetigastropodaOrder TrochidaSuperfamily TrochoideaFamily TrochidaeSubfamily CantharidinaeGenus ProthalotiaSpecies P ramburiBinomial nameProthalotia ramburi Crosse 1864 SynonymsCantharidus lesueuri var ramburi Crosse 1864 Trochus ramburi Crosse 1864 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 20 mm The solid imperforate shell has a pointed conical shape It is crimson with narrow radiating whitish flames on the upper surface usually extending to the periphery and an umbilical tract of red and white tessellated This shell has typically a coral red or crimson color flammulated above with whitish Fully adult examples often show the light flames only upon the upper whorls The spire is lengthened The apex is subacute The sutures are subimpressed The about 7 whorls are concave below the sutures convex and swollen at the periphery and on the lower edge of each whorl of the spire The whole surface is finely spirally lirate the lirae about as wide as the interstices which are delicately obliquely striate The aperture is oval quadrate iridescent within and measures less than half the length of shell The peristome is edged by a row of crimson dots with a porcellaneous internal thickening which is finely crenulate The vertical columella is slightly arcuate and is pearly 3 Distribution editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia References edit Bouchet P 2012 Prothalotia ramburi Crosse 1864 Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 573220 on 2012 11 23 Hickman C S 2005 Seagrass fauna of the temperate southern coast of Australia I The cantharidine trochid gastropods In F E Wells D I Walker amp G A Kendrick eds The marine flora and fauna of Esperance Western Australia 199 220 Western Australian Museum Perth Tryon 1889 Manual of Conchology XI Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia described as Cantharidus lesueuri var ramburi External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prothalotia ramburi Crosse H 1864 Description d especes nouvelles provenant de l Australie meridionale Journal de Conchyliologie 12 339 346 To World Register of Marine Species Prothalotia ramburi Gastropods com Retrieved 16 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prothalotia ramburi amp oldid 1190812072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
