Cossmannica jacksonensis

Cossmannica jacksonensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This species is one of many other species known to exist within the genus, Cossmannica.[2]

Cossmannica jacksonensis
Apertural view of a shell of Cossmannica jacksonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Cossmannica
Species:
C. jacksonensis
Binomial name
Cossmannica jacksonensis
(Dall & Bartsch, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pyramidella (Cossmannica) jacksonensis Dall & Bartsch, 1906
  • Pyramidella (Tiberia) pusilla jacksonensis Dall & Bartsch, 1906

Description

The length of the shell measures approximately 6.1 mm. The teleoconch contains eight whorls.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coasts of Queensland, Australia, within the Great Barrier Reef and other various marine areas nearby.

References
  1. OBIS: Pyramidella (Cossmannica) jacksonensis
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Cossmannica jacksonensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588555 on 2011-11-29
  3. Dall & Bartsch (1906), Notes on Japanese, Indo-Pacific, and American Pyramillidae; Smithsonian Institution


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