Odostomia alia
| Odostomia alia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euthyneura |
| Clade: | Panpulmonata |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. alia |
| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia alia Penas & Rolan, 1999[1] | |
Odostomia alia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description
The white, shiny, slightly ovoid shell grows to a length of 1.6 mm. The teleoconch contains four smooth, turreted whorls. The body whorl measures ⅔ of the total length of the shell. The growthlines are leaning forward (adapically) with respect to the direction of the cone. Just like Eulimella polita, the aperture has a continuous peristome, but, in contrast, has no columellar fold. The outer lip lacks teeth.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Mauritania to the Congo region at a depth of 36 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Peñas A. & Rolán E., 1999. La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa Occidental. 4. los géneros Megastomia, Odostomia, Noemiamea y Syrnola. Iberus suplemento 5: 1-150.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Odostomia alia Peñas & Rolán, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458097 on 2015-04-12
- 1 2 J.J. van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & J. Goud, Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 2)
External links
| External identifiers for Odostomia alia | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4811829 |
| WoRMS | 458097 |
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
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