Iredalea balteata
| Iredalea balteata | |
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| Two views of a shell of Iredalea balteata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Iredalea |
| Species: | I. balteata
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| Iredalea balteata (Gould, A.A., 1860)
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Iredalea balteata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1] This species was first described by Augustus Addison Gould in 1860, who was an American malacologist.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 4 mm.
The Iredalea balteata has a small, elongated shell that is a length of approximately 4 millimeters.[3]
The original description in Latin read:
The shell is small, rhombic, elongated, and glossy, with a straw-yellow color and a tawny stripe. It has seven whorls. The first three whorls are smooth, while the remaining whorls are marked with fine, lyre-like grooves and a line just below the suture. The areas between these grooves have crosswise striations. The aperture is narrowly crescent-shaped, and the lip is simple. [4]
The shell is slender and fusiform with ribs and fine spiral striations. It is typically light in color with darker bands, which is why it is named "balteata" which translates to "belted" in Latin.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Southern Madagascar. It is found in marine environments and inhabits sandy or muddy substrates at varying depths. It likely preys on small invertebrates in these environments.
References
[edit]- ^ "Iredalea balteata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Tardy, Emmanuel (21 April 2022). "Shallow water turrids of Ile des Pins, New Caledonia (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". BioOne Digital Library. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Poppe, Guido (21 February 2025). "Iredalea balteata". Conchology. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Gould, A.A. (1860). "Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 333. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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