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Tenaturris dysoni
	Shell of Tenaturris dysoni ; museum specimen at MNHN, Paris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Tenaturris
Species:	T. dysoni
Binomial name
	Tenaturris dysoni; (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
	Drillia dysoni (Reeve, 1846); Kurtziella macula Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969; Mangelia dysoni Reeve, 1846 (original description);

Tenaturris dysoni, common name Dyson's mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 12 mm.

(Original description) The ovate shell has a rather short spire. The whorls are rounded at the upper part, longitudinally very closely finely ribbed, decussated with transverse striae. The ribs, being decussated with striae, have a slightly granular appearance. The sinus is broad. The siphonal canal is almosty lacking. The color of the shell is whitish, encircled with two faint bands of orange brown.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras, Colombia and in the Lesser Antilles.

References

^ ^a ^b Tenaturris dysoni (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 August 2011.
^ Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1–8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
"Tenaturris decora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[WoRMS-1] Tenaturris dysoni (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 August 2011.

[2] Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1–8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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