Hemilienardia minor


Hemilienardia minor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains mm, its diameter 1¾ mm.
it can only be distinguished from Hemilienardia apiculata which has not yet been found at the Andamans, by its smaller size The row of opaque, white spots on the back of the body whorl are very characteristic. It is nearest allied to Hemilienardia malleti which also lives at the Andamans and under precisely similar conditions.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Andaman Islands