Kermia canistra
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| Kermia canistra | |
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| Original image of a shell of Kermia canistra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Kermia |
| Species: | K. canistra |
| Binomial name | |
| Kermia canistra (Hedley, 1922) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pseudodaphnella canistra Hedley, 1922 | |
Kermia canistra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
(Original description) The subulate shell is rather solid. The adult shell contains seven whorls. Its colour is irregularly disposed; on a ground of buff are broad white vertical stripes, a few narrow distant chestnut stripes, and a narrow white peripheral belt. The sculpture consists of eighteen spiral cords and twenty-two radial riblets. Within the outer lip are ten small and short plications.[2]
