Granuliterebra Oyama, 1961

Fedosov, Alexander E, Malcolm, Gavin, Terryn, Yves, Gorson, Juliette, Modica, Maria Vittoria, Holford, Mandë & Puillandre, Nicolas, 2019, Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea), Journal of Molluscan Studies The Malacological Society of London 85 (4), pp. 359-388 : 21

Genus Granuliterebra Oyama, 1961

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Type species: Terebra bathyrhaphe E.A. Smith, 1875 ; OD.

Diagnosis: Shell of small size (<36 mm), slender, sculptured by strong ribs, bearing nodules on subsutural band and on bottom of ribs, giving concave outline to whorls. Protoconch of 2.5–4 whorls.

Distribution: Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Remarks: Species in the genus Pellifronia are similar in having a concave whorl outline, but have notably weaker nodules and a less clearly defined subsutural band. Species with similar nodulose sculpture exist in the genus Neoterebra , but generally these have a wider apical angle or a very shiny texture. Duplicaria tricincta has similar sculpture, but including two raised, thin, spiral cords.

Included species:

Granuliterebra bathyrhaphe (E. A. Smith, 1875) 4;

G. constricta (Thiele, 1925) 4;

G. eddunhami Terryn & Holford, 20084 ;

G. oliverai Terryn & Holford, 20084 ;

G. palawanensis (Aubry & Picardal, 2011) 4;

G. persica (E. A. Smith, 1877) 4.

Figures

Figure 10. Genera defined solely by shell morphology. A. Terebra bathyrhaphe lectotype, NHMUK 1873.8.6.10/1, Gulf of Yedo, 35◦35'N, 139◦48'E, 6–25 fms (= 11–46 m), 24.8 mm. B. Hastulopsis melanachme lectotype, NMHUK 1873.8.6.11/1, Cape Sima, Japan, 18 fms (= 33 m), 17.8 mm. C. Terebra bifrons holotype, NHMUK 1968237, Japan, 51.0 mm. D. Gradaterebra scalariformis, SAM D-110176, Newland Head, S Australia, 20 fms (= 37 m), 12.1 mm. E. Terebra circumcincta holotype, NHMUK 1978150, Red Sea (erroneous?), 38.0 mm. F. Microtrypetes iola holotype, ANSP 155289, Mazatlan, Mexico, 20 fms (= 37 m), 14.0 mm.