Sabinella opalina

Sabinella opalina
Shell of Sabinella opalina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Sabinella
Species:
S. opalina
Binomial name
Sabinella opalina
(de Folin, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Eulima opalina de Folin, 1867 superseded combination
  • Melanella opalina (de Folin, 1867) superseded combination

Sabinella opalina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.

Description

(Original description) The imperforate shell is rather elongate. It is opaque, shining, opaline, and darkly spotted with red. The spire is conic, attenuated, and tapering to a subacute apex. The 10 whorls increase slowly in diameter and are united by a simple suture; the body whorl is equal to one-third the altitude of the entire shell and is strongly depressed at the base. The aperture is subquadrate, the margin is slightly thickened, and the columella is reflected.

Distribution

This species occurs off Negritos Islands Biological Reserve, Costa Rica.

References

  1. ↑ Sabinella opalina (de Folin, 1867). 1 October 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Bartsch, P. (1917). "A monograph of west American melanellid mollusks". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 53 (2207): 335. Retrieved 1 October 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.