Longchaeus candidus

Longchaeus candidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Longchaeus
Species: L. candidus
Binomial name
Longchaeus candidus
(Mörch, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pyramidella candida Mørch, 1875
  • Pyramidella (Longchaeus) candida (Mörch, 1875)

Longchaeus candidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]


Description

The shell grows to a length of 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 WoRMS (2010). Longchaeus candidus (Mörch, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420462 on 2011-10-26
  2. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

External identifiers for Longchaeus candidus
Encyclopedia of Life 15534243
WoRMS 420462


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