{{Short description|Species of gastropod}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Spectamen geruloides | image = | image_caption = | authority = Herbert, 1987<ref>{{WRMS source|150424|Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382.|2012-12-03}}</ref> | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = ''Solariella (Solariella) geruloides'' <small>Herbert, 1987</small> | display_parents = 3 }}
'''''Spectamen geruloides''''' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Solariellidae.<ref name="WoRMS">WoRMS (2012). ''Spectamen geruloides'' Herbert, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567673 on 2012-12-03</ref>
==Description== Like other members of the ''Spectamen'' genus, ''S. geruloides'' has spiral cord patterns on its shell. It is characterized by broadly rounded cords, intervals with multiple spiral lirae, and weak growth lines, and can be distinguished from the similar ''S. gerula'' by its smaller protoconch and greater number of spiral lirae. It can vary in color, but adult shells are typically yellowish-white with axial stripes in shades of brown. Protoconchs are yellowish-white at the apex and otherwise yellowish-brown, while juvenile shells are entirely yellowish-brown. As of 1987, the largest known specimen had a length of 7.7 mm and a diameter of 8.1 mm.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Herbert |first=D. G. |date=December 1987 |title=Revision of the Solareillinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/epdf/10.10520/AJA03040798_405 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=journals.co.za |language=en |doi=10.10520/aja03040798_405}}</ref> ==Distribution== ''S. geruloides'' occurs from the south coast of KwaZuluNatal to the northeast coast of Transkei, Rep. South Africa.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== * [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567673 World Register of Marine Species] {{Taxonbar|from=Q7575112}}
geruloides Category:Gastropods described in 1987 Category:Taxa named by David G. Herbert
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