Tomopleura cicatrigula
Tomopleura cicatrigula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.
Description
The shell is lanceolate, rather small, and solid. The color is buff, sometimes tinged with violet, and the interior is pale purple. It has eleven whorls, including a mucronate protoconch of two and a half smooth whorls.The sculpture consists of five elevated and polished spiral keels on the penultimate whorl, and seventeen on the body whorl, five of which are on the snout. Except for the protoconch and snout, the entire shell is covered by fine, closely-set, curved radial threads that are interrupted by the spirals.
The fasciole is well-marked and is located at half its breadth below the suture. The contained radial threads are arranged in a chevron pattern from a median spiral thread. The outer lip is simple, with its edge toothed by the external keels. The notch is deeply incised and widely gaping, and the lower limb is more horizontal than the upper. The inner lip is a thin smear, and there is no tubercle at its insertion. On the inside of the lip are six raised spiral threads that stop short of the edge.
The shell of Tomopleura cicatrigula is characterized by its elongated shape and intricate patterns.
The size of the shell may attains upto15 mm.The coloration typically ranges from light to dark brown, with distinct markings that provide camouflage against the seabed. The aperture is elongated, and the outer lip is finely serrated, which is a common feature among species in the Borsoniidae family.