Odostomia metcalfei

Odostomia metcalfei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euthyneura
Clade: Panpulmonata
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Odostomia
Species: O. metcalfei
Binomial name
Odostomia metcalfei
Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900
Synonyms

Syrnola metcalfei (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900)

Odostomia metcalfei, common name Metcalfe's pyramid shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]

Description

The length of the shell of this ectoparasite reaches 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs subtidally off Victoria, Australia, and Tasmania.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2015). Odostomia metcalfei. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=722631 on 2015-04-16

External links

External identifiers for Odostomia metcalfei
WoRMS 722631


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