Thais luteostoma (Holten, 1803)

Lam, Katherine, Morton, Brian & Leung, K. F., 2008, Shell-bearing Mollusca (Bivalvia and Gastropoda) from submarine caves in Hong Kong, Journal of Natural History 42 (9 - 12), pp. 927-952 : 942-943

Thais luteostoma (Ho"lten, 1802)

( Figure 4G, H )

Description

Shell biconical, with short spire and swollen body whorl, nodose spiral ribs and broad interspaces. Whitish with dark dashes on the axial ribs. Aperture white and large. Outer lip with large, broad denticles.

Type locality

None given originally. ‘‘South Sea and Coast of China’’ is given as type locality by Kuroda et al. (1971) with no note of designation ( Higo et al. 1999).

Distribution

Indo-Pacific. Intertidal zone to 10 m.

Figures

Figure 4. A and B, Diodora quadriradiata, height×length565.5×14.22 mm; C and D, Cypraea arabica arabica juvenile, height×width510.32×4.88 mm; E and F, Ergalatax contracta, height×width514.58×6.7 mm; G and H, Thais luteostoma, height×width5 24.83×16.22 mm; I and J, Engina armillata height×width58.35×4.67 mm.