Lovellona atramentosa

Lovellona atramentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.^[1]

Lovellona atramentosa
Shell of Lovellona atramentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mitromorphidae
Genus:	Lovellona
Species:	L. atramentosa
Binomial name
Lovellona atramentosa (Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
Conus atramentosus Reeve, 1849 (basionym) Mitromorpha atramentosa Reeve

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 13 mm

The shell is encircled by finely pricked grooves. It has a chestnut-color with generally a few white spots on the shoulder, and is white-tinted at the base.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll, Mozambique and KwaZuluNatal, in the Indo-West Pacific.