Odostomia metcalfei
Odostomia metcalfei | |
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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
- ↑ 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 | |
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WoRMS | 722631 |
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