Creseis virgula

Abstract

Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828) (Figs 6 E-F) Description. – Broad conical shell (L to 6 mm, W 2 mm) with marked kink in the final part of the larval shell. Protoconch slightly inflated. Shell translucent and colourless. Remarks. – The marked kink makes the shells of this species instantly recognisable. The other species in the genus may also be slightly bent, but that is at a modest angle of <10 o. Distribution. – The species has been found in a wide range of settings, from inner shelf to continental slope, but only in small numbers, except for the Tukau coral bank off Sarawak where it is abundant. In Brunei found on inner to outer shelf (MES5, 17, 24, 25, 27).

Authors 4

1. Han
2. J. G. M.
3. Raven Aachen

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Research Associate, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. E-mail: han. raven @ naturalis. nl; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5305 - 0795

4. David J. Marshall

   Universiti Brunei Darussalam

   Affiliation as printed

   Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3771 - 5950 * Corresponding author. E-mail: david. marshall @ ubd. edu. bn