Stomatolina cf. calliostoma ( A. Adams, 1850 )

Herbert, David G., 2015, An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca), Zootaxa 4049 (1), pp. 1-98 : 62

Stomatolina cf. calliostoma ( A. Adams, 1850) —new combination—new record

( Figure 8 D–F)

Stomatella calliostoma A. Adams, 1854a: 74 . A. Adams, 1854b: 840, pl. 175, figs 42, 43. Pilsbry, 1890 in 1890 –1891: 22, pl. 53, figs 80, 81. Type loc.: Ceylon [ Sri Lanka]; holotype in NHM (NHMUK 1968202).

Distribution. Southern Mozambique (Bazaruto Archipelago) to northern Zululand (Leven Point); shallow subtidal to 75 m (living to 50 m).

Notes. Shoulder on spire whorls at most weak and not crenulated; spiral cords smooth; inner lip of aperture reflected over and closing umbilicus; shell whitish, variously mottled with spots and blotches in shades of pink and red.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Stomatellinae. A – C, Stomatolina angulata (A. Adams, 1850), off Boteler Point, KwaZulu-Natal, 51 m, diameter 9.6 mm (NMSA S 9638). D – F, Stomatolina cf. calliostoma (A. Adams, 1850), NE of Kosi Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, 42 – 44 m, diameter 8.4 mm (NMSA S 5315). G – I, Stomatolina cf. rubra (Lamarck, 1822), between Bhanga Neck and Kosi Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, 12 m, diameter 9.6 mm (NMSA S 2465). J – L, Stomatolina aff. danblumi Singer & Mienis, 1999, Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 – 30 m, diameter 13.5 mm (NMSA V 7225). M – O, Stomatolina sp. SE of Kosi Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, 54 m, diameter 13.1 mm (NMSA S 7609). [Images to scale.]