Gymnobela lineola


Gymnobela lineola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.25 mm.
The small, thin, white shell has a sinusigera protoconch of 2½ brown whorls, followed by subsequent well rounded whorls. The suture is closely appressed, somewhat constricted;. The anal sulcus is deep and wide. The fasciole is close to the suture, crossed by retractively arcuate wrinkles. The axial sculpture consists of about 16 very narrow sharp ribs, with much wider interspaces, completely crossing the whorls except the anal fasciole. The spiral sculpture consists of slender threads with much wider interspaces, so that the interstices of the reticulation are nearly square. The siphonal canal is finely spirally threaded. The columella is short, straight, attenuate in front, gyrate, with pervious axis. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip is thin and arcuately produced in front.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cumberland Island, Georgia at a depth of 538 m.