Partecosta veliae
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Partecosta veliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Description
Original description: "A small fragile ivory-white coloured shell, with protoconch and the first four and a half whorls of a pale violet colour, this last being a fundamental feature. The teleoconch consists of nine whorls, and the protoconch of one and a half. The whorls are completely smooth with a total absence of spiral or axial sculpture. The columella is smooth and the aperture moderately square. The suture is deep."
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Margaret River, South-West Australia."
- Aubry, U. (1991). Due nuove Terebre dal Pacifico / Two new Terebras from Pacific Ocean. La Conchiglia. 258: 32-34