Charisma carinata
Minute marine snail with carinate shell, endemic to South Australia.
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The shell contains three and a half whorls and is very light amber, sometimes white or faintly pink.[1] The marine gastropod species Charisma carinata, also known as the carinate charisma, belongs to the Trochidae family.[2][3]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassVetigastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTrochidae
- GenusCharisma
- SpeciesCharisma carinata
Named by (Verco, 1907)
Close relatives
Other species of Charisma with a Codexery entry.
- Charisma compacta Charisma compacta
- Charisma josephi Charisma josephi
- Charisma latebrosa Charisma latebrosa
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Charisma carinata (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 720370 (CC BY 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Height
- 1.1 mm / 0.043 in
- Diameter
- 1.4 mm / 0.055 in
- Family
- Trochidae
- Common name
- carinate charisma
- Distribution
- endemic to Australia, occurs off South Australia
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
The spire whorl has three rounded carinations, with concave interspaces containing spiral cords.[1] GBIF holds three occurrence records for this species.[4] Seven carinations on the body whorl become progressively lower and more closely spaced as they approach the base.[1] Between the carinations on the body whorl, the concave interspaces contain spiral lirae whose count ranges from six down to two.[1]
A wide umbilicus, which has roughly eight spiral lirae, is bordered by the lowest carina.[1] Fine microscopic radial scratches and irregular radial incisions cut across the spiral elements.[1] The aperture is round, featuring a smooth interior and an outer edge that is scalloped.[1]
What the specialist sources record
The World Register of Marine Species lists Charisma carinata as an accepted species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.[3] GBIF also accepts this taxon, placing it in the class Gastropoda and order Trochida.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Charisma carinata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Verco, J.C. (1908). Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species, Part XIII. . Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australi (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Charisma carinata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Marshall, B. (2013). Charisma carinata (Verco, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- World Register of Marine Species, Charisma carinata (AphiaID 720370). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Charisma carinata (taxon key 4615784). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Charisma carinata (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
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