Tegula pfeifferi
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon = Tegula pfeifferi
| image = Tegula pfeifferi 002.jpg
| image_caption = Drawing showing an apertural view of a shell of Tegula pfeifferi
| authority = (Philiippi, 1846)
| synonyms_ref =
| synonyms =
- Chlorostoma achates Gould, 1861
- Chlorostoma pfeifferi (Philippi, 1846)
- Trochus nordmanni Schrenck, 1862
- Trochus pfeifferi Philippi, 1846 (original description)
}}
Tegula pfeifferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tegula pfeifferi (Philiippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590971 on 2012-09-01 Tegula pfeifferi is more commonly known as "Pfeiffer's Top Shell".{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/4795872/overview |title=Omphalius pfeifferi Philippi 1846 - Encyclopedia of Life |publisher=Eol.org |date= |accessdate=2022-05-01}}
Description
The height of the shell is 30 mm, its diameter 33 mm. The solid, umbilicate shell has a conical shape with an acutely angled periphery. It is dark purplish or brownish-purple and obliquely striate; the base radiately striate or streaked with white. The elevated spire is strictly conical. The apex is eroded. The about 7 whorls are planulate above, the last acutely angular at the periphery. The whorls are smooth or with fine spiral striae, and ill-defined longitudinal folds. The base of the shell is smooth and obsoletely plano-concave. The subhorizontal aperture occupies about half the area of the base. The columella is dentate in the middle, expanded above in a white callus. The circular umbilicus is profound and surrounded by a white zone.[https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia] (described as Chlorostoma pfeifferi)
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External links
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590971 World Register of Marine Species]
{{Commons category|Tegula pfeifferi}}
- [http://eol.org/pages/4795872/overview]
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