Otopleura glans

Otopleura glans
Drawing of a shell of Otopleura glans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Otopleura
Species: O. glans
Binomial name
Otopleura glans
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms

Pyramidella (Otopleura) glans Reeve, 1843 (basionym)

Otopleura glans, common name the acorn pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

The white shell has a narrow chocolate band above and below the suture. The lower half of the body whorl is chocolate colored. The shell is longitudinally closely ribbed. The interstices are spirally striated. The length of shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vietnam and the Philippines.

References

External links

External identifiers for Otopleura glans
WoRMS 588476
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