About Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)
Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829) is a marine species. The length of its shell ranges between 15 mm and 25 mm. Its shell is ovate and conical, and has an ash-gray color. The pointed spire is made up of six or seven whorls, and the lowest whorl alone makes up nearly half of the entire shell. The body whorl is swollen, and slightly compressed above. All whorls except the penultimate one are somewhat convex. The shell surface is ornamented with eleven or twelve distant, prominent, rounded longitudinal folds. These folds are intersected transversely by fine, compact striae. The aperture is violet gray, ovate and slightly oblique. The interior of the outer lip has numerous striae, which extend all the way into the depth of the shell cavity. The columella is smooth and whitish, with a fairly prominent fold at its base. This species occurs off the coasts of the Philippines, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Australia, where it is found off New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
