Lophiotoma abbreviata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. Subspecies Lophiotoma abbreviata abbreviata (Reeve, 1843) Lophiotoma abbreviata lifuensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1907) Lophiotoma abbreviata ustulata (Reeve, 1846)
Description The fusiform shell reaches a length of 35 mm and a diameter of 12–15 mm. The shell is rather stout, with a prominent shoulder keel, composed of two approximate ribs, and less prominent revolving ribs and lines below it, articulated with dark chestnut spots. The shell is above the keel concave, with a strong rounded sutural rib, marked by large dark chestnut spots.George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology VI, p. 173; 1884
Distribution This marine species occurs along the Mascarene basin and the Philippines.
References
Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
Reeve, L. A. (1843-1846). Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 1, pl. 1-40 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London Puillandre N., Fedosov A.E., Zaharias P., Aznar-Cormano L. & Kantor Y.I. (2017). A quest for the lost types of Lophiotoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae): integrative taxonomy in a nomenclatural mess. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 181: 243-271