Liostomia clavula
| Liostomia clavula | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing of a shell of Liostomia clavula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Liostomia |
| Species: | L. clavula |
| Binomial name | |
| Liostomia clavula (Lovén, 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Eulimella clavula Lovén, 1846 (basionym) | |
Liostomia clavula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1] [2]
Description
The thin, white shell is transparent and polished. Its length measures 2.5 mm. The surface is microscopically longitudinally striated. The 4-5 whorls of the teleoconch are rather convex. The suture is slightly margined. The umbilicus is very small and narrow, but distinct. The columella has a barely discernible tooth or fold. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
- Scandinavia
- North and Central Atlantic Ocean.
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Spelling: Liostomia clavulus in ERMS 1.0
References
- 1 2 3 Gofas, S. (2011). Liostomia clavula (Lovén, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140965 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ Check List of European Marine Mollusca
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 344; 1889
External links
| External identifiers for Liostomia clavula | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4812341 |
| NCBI | 177479 |
| WoRMS | 140965 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
- To CLEMAM
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To GenBank
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com : Liostoma clavula; retrieved : 2 January 2012
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