Pyramidella corrugata
| Pyramidella corrugata | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing of a shell of Pyramidella corrugata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Pyramidella |
| Species: | P. corrugata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyramidella corrugata Lamarck | |
Pyramidella corrugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
Description
The shell is white, with small sparse yellow spots near the suture. It is longitudinally plicate, the interstices spirally striated. The columella is three-plaited. The length of the shell is 23 mm. [3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]
References
- 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Pyramidella corrugata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208420 on 2012-01-12
- ↑ Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 305; 1889
External links
| External identifiers for Pyramidella corrugata | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4812732 |
| WoRMS | 208420 |
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