Tenaturris multilineata
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Tenaturris multilineata

Tenaturris multilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Appearance

The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm.

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The small shell is golden yellow with many white lines. It contains 6 whorls with 8–10 longitudinal ribs expanding at the base. The spiral sculpture consists of close, decurrent, inequal striae. The suture is deep. The sinus is large. The siphonal canal is very short.

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Distribution

Geography

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica.

References

1. Tenaturris multilineata Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenaturris_multilineata

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