Study on the Radula of Korean Marine Gastropods

한국산 해산 권패류 치설의 형태에 관한 연구

The purpose of the present study on the radula of Korean marine gastropods is to determine the systematic position of the species by the radula features. The radula features of 9 Families based on the observation of specimens consisting of 31 species are described briefly as follows. 1. Naticidae; Radula formula 2-1-C-1-2. Rachidian is 3-cusped. All cusps are strong and pointed. The lateral tooth is massive and strong with a huge triangula cusp. Two marginal teethare slender, long and strong. 2. Cymatidae; Radula formula 2-1-c-1-2. Fachidian, 1-cusped. Cusp is strong and acute. The basal margin is toothed with a number of small denticles. The lateral tooth is beak-like and strong with groove inside. The marginal teeth are slender and pointed. 3. Tonnidae; Radula Formula 2-1-C-1-2. Rachidian, 3 cusped. Central cusp is huge, strong and abruptly pointed. Lateral cusp is blunt and relatively small. The lateral tooth and maginal teeth are identical to that of the preceding one. 4. Muricidae; Radula formula 1-C-1. Rachidian has 3 to 5 cusps. Central cusp, long, thick, strong and pointed. Lateral cusps are rather shorter than central, thick, strong and well cut with several minute denticles along outer margin. The lateral tooth is falciform. 5. Pyrenidae; Radula formula 1-c-1 Rachidian lacks of cusp. The base is thin, narrow, small and rectangular. Lateral tooth has 2 cusps with a crescent shaped base. 6. Buccinidae; Radula formula 1-C-1. Rachidian has 3 to 7 cusps. The base is massive and broadened laterally. The lateral tooth is large-and has 2 to 4 cusps. The central cusp is the shortest, and become longer towards the each side. 7. Busyconidae ; Radula formula 1-C-1. Rachidian, 3-cusped with a massive base. All cusps are pointed and strong. Centeral cusp is rather shorter than lateral one. Lateral tooth, 2-cusped. Inner cusp short about one half the length of outer one. 8. Fasciolariidae; Radula formula 1-C-1. Rachidian, 3 to 4-cusped. Very small in size. Lateral tooth broadened laterally with about 10 thin, long, sharp cusps. 9. Volutidae ; Only the rachidian exists. Rachidian, 3-cusped. All cusps are strong and sharply pointed. Central cusp is narrower than lateral ones. Anterior basal margin is concave.

권패류 치설의 형태는 권패류 분류에 있어서 중요한 분류 형질의 하나이다. 본 연구는 수집된 9과에 속하는 31종의 해산 권패류들의 치설 형태를 조사하여 종간(種間), 과간(科間)의 형태적 차이를 비교 도시 하였다.