Iredalea balteata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon =Iredalea balteata
| image = Iredalea balteata 001.jpg
| image_caption = Two views of a shell of Iredalea balteata
| authority = (Gould, A.A., 1860)
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| synonyms =
- Columbella (Anachis) balteata A. Gould, 1860 (superseded combination)
- Columbella balteata A. Gould, 1860 (superseded combination)
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Iredalea balteata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.{{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=78650|title=Iredalea balteata|access-date=12 January 2019}} This species was first described by Augustus Addison Gould in 1860, who was an American malacologist.{{Cite web |last=Tardy |first=Emmanuel |date=2022-04-21 |title=Shallow water turrids of Ile des Pins, New Caledonia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) |url=https://bioone.org/journals/revue-suisse-de-zoologie/volume-129/issue-1/RSZ.0071/Shallow-water-turrids-of-Ile-des-Pins-New-Caledonia-Mollusca/10.35929/RSZ.0071.full |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=BioOne Digital Library}}
Description
The length of the shell attains 4 mm.
The Iredalea balteata has a small, elongated shell that is a length of approximately 4 millimeters.{{Cite web |last=Poppe |first=Guido |date=2025-02-21 |title=Iredalea balteata |url=https://conchology.be/index.php?t=34&u=1390006&g=5bb2f545bfc8ce7dbb799229b1db51f0&q=aee280dd1d1cbb161b9ce5e3c0065ad6&srsltid=AfmBOoqNm7ZgW4VGksJms6Qj8VsIH0PJXslj8hAvPqyaEuc9WDjJN6Ja |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Conchology}}
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. {{cite journal |last1=Gould |first1=A.A. |title=Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. |journal=Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History |date=1860 |volume=7 |page=333 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249883 |access-date=22 February 2025}} {{source-attribution}}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
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
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External links
- [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2009-18011?listIndex=3&listCount=225 Specimen at MNHN, Paris]
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