Odostomia turriculata
| Odostomia turriculata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. turriculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia turriculata Monterosato, 1869 | |
Odostomia turriculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.2 mm and 4 mm. Odostomia paardekooperi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998 is very similar but Odostomia turriculata has flexuous and opisthocline growthlines and similar but larger embryonic whorls . [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
- Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
- Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
References
- 1 2 Gofas, S. (2010). Odostomia turriculata Monterosato, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141021 on 2012-01-12
- ↑ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- ↑ Aartsen et al . Pyramidellidae of the North Atlantic Ocean. Zool . Verh. Leiden 321 (1998)
External links
| External identifiers for Odostomia turriculata | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4811867 |
| WoRMS | 141021 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
- To CLEMAM
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Odostomia (Odostomia) turriculata; retrieved: 21 January 2012
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