Pupa sekii Habe, 1958

Helwerda, Renate A., 2015, Acteonidae, Bullinidae and Ringiculidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from the Plio-Pleistocene of the Philippines, Zootaxa 3990 (2), pp. 197-220 : 206

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scientific name	Pupa sekii Habe, 1958
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Pupa sekii Habe, 1958 View in CoL

( Figures 17–18 View FIGURE 14 – 18. 14 )

2000 Pupa strigosa sekii Habe, 1958 View in CoL —Hori: p. 735, pl. 366, fig. 23.

2010 Pupa sekii Habe, 1958 View in CoL —Willan & Tagaro: p. 36, pl. 709, figs. 3–4.

Material. Anda1 (1) RGM 961.792, Anda4 (1) RGM 961.793, AndaDeVos (1) RGM 961.794, Roxas (7) RGM 961.795.

Characterization. Shell small; H 3.42 mm, W 1.96 mm; protoconch slightly elevated, 1.2 whorl, DP 0.56 mm; nucleus small, DN 0.26 mm; teleoconch strongly sculpted with punctuated spiral grooves, widest near suture; aperture narrow, expanded anteriorly; inner lip covered with thin callus, lamella present near columella; columella with pronounced double fold; umbilicus closed.

Distribution. Off Choshi peninsula, Japan, in 400 m ( Hori, 2000). Aliguay Island, Philippines, in 50–150 m ( Willan & Tagaro, 2010).

Remarks. Pupa reussi (Martin, 1879) is also very similar in its shape, but its sculpture is much weaker, with shallower and slightly narrower spiral grooves.