About Nodopelagia brazieri (Angas, 1877)
The shell of Nodopelagia brazieri is fusiform, moderately solid, and light yellowish-brown in color. It has longitudinal ribs: there are around eight broad ribs, which are swollen in the upper section of the shell, and become indistinct toward the anterior portion of the body whorl. These ribs are crossed by numerous fine, impressed, concentric lines that are particularly visible on the upper whorls. The shell has 6.5 whorls, which are slightly flattened below the sutures. The sutures themselves are irregularly impressed. The aperture is narrowly ovate. The outer lip has a small, blunt tooth at its anterior end. The columella is arcuate, with a slight callous projection located close to where it joins the outer lip. The siphonal canal is moderate in length, and is very slightly exserted and recurved. This marine species is endemic to Australia and is found off the coast of New South Wales.
