Lienardia rigida
Species of gastropod
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Lienardia rigida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[1]
| Lienardia rigida | |
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| Drawing of Lienardia rigida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Clathurellidae |
| Genus: | Lienardia |
| Species: | L. rigida |
| Binomial name | |
| Lienardia rigida (Hinds, 1843) | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 6.3 mm and 8 mm. The color of the shell is fulvous. The shoulder undulates at the angle by the longitudinal ribs, which are crossed by raised striae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Panama and the Galapagos Islands.