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Trituba elatissima Gofas, 2003
180940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:180940)
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Species
marine
Gofas, S. (2003). An endemic radiation of <i>Trituba</i> (Mollusca, Gastropoda) on the North Atlantic seamounts. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 17(1-2): 45-63.
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Note Plato seamount, 33°13.6'N - 29°32.5'W, 735 m
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Type locality Plato seamount, 33°13.6'N - 29°32.5'W, 735 m [details]
Distribution Plato and Atlantis seamounts, uncommon in 565-735 m; endemic.
Distribution Plato and Atlantis seamounts, uncommon in 565-735 m; endemic. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trituba elatissima Gofas, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180940 on 2025-05-11
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Nomenclature
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Gofas, S. (2003). An endemic radiation of <i>Trituba</i> (Mollusca, Gastropoda) on the North Atlantic seamounts. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 17(1-2): 45-63.
page(s): 58-59 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 58-59 [details] Available for editors
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Biology The type of larval development is not known from direct evidence, but is inferred to be intracapsular from similarity of the larval whorls with those of Cerithiella (see Bouchet and Warén, 1993). There is a multispiral protoconch, but no clear separation protoconch 1/protoconch 2 nor protoconch 2/teleoconch. [details]Diagnosis Shell very variable in size, up to 20 x 3 mm, turriculate, solid, white, with 13-25 whorls. Protoconch ca. 4-5 whorls, the nucleus moderately protruding; protoconch whorls quite convex, sculptured with strong, sharp, oblique and curved ribs.
Teleoconch whorls sculptured with strong subsutural and suprasutural knobs, arranged so as to form two spiral rows and loosely defined, oblique axial ribs; the suprasutural knobs starting earlier on the first teleoconch whorl. Body whorl not narrowing; its abapical surface smooth and circled by a keel.
Aperture with a continuous, flaring peristome. Siphonal canal moderately long, cylindrical, inside with columellar and labial lamellae not very close. Anal canal small and short, pointing sidewards.
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Distribution Plato and Atlantis seamounts, uncommon in 565-735 m; endemic. [details]
Type locality Plato seamount, 33°13.6'N - 29°32.5'W, 735 m [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
