Macteola interrupta
Species of gastropod
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Macteola interrupta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Macteola interrupta | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Macteola interrupta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Macteola |
| Species: | M. interrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Macteola interrupta (Reeve, 1846) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
The shell is nodose at the shoulder. It shows strong, narrow, rounded ribs descending from the nodules. Its color is whitish, with hair-like, chocolate, revolving lines between the ribs, sometimes approximating into bands.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia, the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, the Loyalty Islands and the Philippines; also off New Caledonia and Mauritius.
