Cacozeliana granaria, (KIENER, 1842)

Strong, Ellen E., 2011, More than a gut feeling: utility of midgut anatomy in phylogeny of the Cerithioidea (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 162 (3), pp. 585-630 : 592

CACOZELIANA GRANARIA (KIENER, 1842)

Material examined

South Pacific Ocean : Australia: NSW: Long Reef, 33°44.6′S, 151°19.1′E ( USNM 1083787 ) .

Description

Marginal fold S-shaped ( Fig. 4D ), curving slightly past posterior tip of sorting area; oesophageal aperture near apex of marginal fold recurved segment; sorting area curving, tapering posteriorly to pointed tip; left margin of sorting area with conspicuous bulge; sorting area pad, anterior flap, crescentic pads, and accessory marginal fold lacking; glandular pad rounded, rectangular, extending far posterior to gastric shield, with large flap just behind gastric shield; pad supported by narrow, curving stalk, representing a reduced crescentic ridge; single digestive gland duct opening at left of glandular pad; accessory pads, caecum, and caecal folds lacking; U-shaped fold present below lip of style sac; typhlosoles unfused.

Figures

Figure 4. Midgut anatomy of Cerithiidae. A, Cerithidium fuscum (USNM 1084217). Scale bar: 0.5 mm. B, Bittiolum varium (USNM 1143345). Scale bar: 0.5 mm. C, Bittium reticulatum (USNM 858185). Scale bar: 0.5 mm. D, Cacozeliana granaria (USNM 1083787). Scale bar: 1 mm. E, Ittibittium parcum (USNM 857100). Scale bar: 0.5 mm. Refer to the text for a list of anatomical abbreviations.