Chrysallida decorata

Chrysallida decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of a number within the genus Chrysallida.[1]

Chrysallida decorata
Apertural view of a shell of Chrysallida decorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Chrysallida
Species:
C. decorata
Binomial name
Chrysallida decorata
(Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms

Odontostomia decorata Philippi, 1849 (basionym)

Description

The shell is longitudinally plicated. The wider interstices are spirally striated. The plicae continue to the base. The six whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a well-impressed suture and a small plait. The length of the shell measures 3 mm.[2]

Distribution

The vast majority of this species is mainly distributed within the Red Sea.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Chrysallida decorata (Philippi, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588388 on 2011-11-29
  2. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 364; 1889
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