Tibia insulaechorab
{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Strombidae - Tibia insulaechorab.jpg
| image_caption = T. insulaechorab shell, lateral view
| genus = Tibia
| species = insulaechorab
| authority = Röding, 1798
| synonyms =
- Rostellaria brevirostris Schumacher, 1817
- Rostellaria curvirostra Lamarck, 1816
- Rostellaria dentula Perry, 1811
- Rostellaria magna Mörch, 1852
- Rostellum ternatanum Montfort, 1810
- Tibia luteostoma Angas, 1878
}}
Tibia insulaechorab, common name the Arabian tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae. It is native to the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.{{WRMS species|215383|Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798|||WoRMS (2009). Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215383 on 27 June 2010}}
Taxonomy
This species was first described by the German malacologist Peter Friedrich Röding in 1798, the type locality being the Red Sea. He gave it the name Tibia insulaechorab; it was at first included in the family Strombidae, but this large family was later split and the genus Tibia was transferred to the family Rostellariidae. A 2005 study by Sabine, concluded that Tibia was probably closely related to Terebellum, there being several well known morphological similarities between them.{{Cite journal|last=Simone|first=L.R.L.|year=2005|title=Comparative morphological study of representatives of the three families of Stromboidea and the Xenophoroidea (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda), with an assessment of their phylogeny|journal=Arquivos de Zoologia|publisher=Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo|location=São Paulo, Brazil|volume=37|issue=2|pages=141–267|issn=0066-7870|doi=10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v37i2p141-267|doi-access=free}}
Description
The shell can grow to a length of {{convert|200|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}, and the live snail can weigh about {{convert|450|g|oz|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=https://eol.org/pages/4872943 |title=Tibia insulaechorab Röding 1798 |publisher=Encyclopedia of Life |accessdate=9 August 2020 }}[http://www.stromboidea.de/?n=Species.TibiaInsulaechorab Tibia insulaechorab] Gastropoda Stromboidea The shell is elongated ovate, with a short body whorl and a narrowly conical spire with ten or more whorls. The smaller whorls are finely sculptured with transverse ridges; the larger whorls are nearly smooth. The large ovate aperture is whitish, contracted at the top by a transverse fold of the left lip. The outer lip is emarginated at its upper edge, and has about six blunt teeth on its lower edge. The beak is straight in young shells but becomes curved with age. The colour is some shade of brown or reddish-brown with a white or golden aperture.
Because of their attractive appearance, these shells are highly sought after by shell collectors.
Distribution
Tibia insulaechorab is native to the western Indian Ocean. Its range extends from Madagascar and the east coast of Africa to the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, western India, and the Maldives.{{cite web |url=https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Tibia-insulaechorab.html |title=Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798: Arabian tibia |publisher=SeaLifeBase |accessdate=18 August 2020 }}
Ecology
References
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
- {{Commons category inline|Tibia insulaechorab}}
- {{Wikispecies inline}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q2242815}}
Category:Molluscs of the Indian Ocean