Most recent article from Basteria
A new species of Calcimitra (Gastropoda: Mitridae) from Namibia
Authors: Leon Hoffman, Mayday Haulofu, Mildred J. Johnson, Michael L. ZettlerBasteria, 90 (2): 269-273
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Abstract
The new species Calcimitra namibiensis spec. nov. found on the continental shelf of Namibia is described. Shells of species of Calcimitra S.-I Huang, 2011 are typically 20–32 mm high, with an elevated spire and a pointed multispiral protoconch; the columella has three to four folds. Twenty-five accepted species are known of which three occur off South Africa in the SW Indian Ocean but none live in the Atlantic Ocean. When compared to the existing species, the shell of Calcimitra amibiensis spec. nov. has a very elongated outline, with tapered anterior margin and sharply pointed apex, relatively large aperture, glossy, light brown protoconch with 4 ½ cyrtoconoid whorls and with finely punctuated, incised spirals sculpture on the teleoconch.