Folinella holthuisi

Folinella holthuisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Folinella
Species: F. holthuisi
Binomial name
Folinella holthuisi
van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998[1]

Folinella holthuisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania.

References

  1. van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud (1998). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 321 : 1-57. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Folinella holthuisi van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998. 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=458509 on 2011-10-26

External links

External identifiers for Folinella holthuisi
Encyclopedia of Life 4813039
WoRMS 458509


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