Odostomia pocahontasae

Odostomia pocahontasae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]

Odostomia pocahontasae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Odostomia
Species:
O. pocahontasae
Binomial name
Odostomia pocahontasae
Henderson & Bartsch, 1914
Synonyms[1]
  • Evalea pocahontasae Henderson & J.B. & P. Bartsch, 1914
  • Odostomia (Evalea) pocahontasae Henderson & Bartsch, 1914
  • Odostomia (Eulimastoma) canaliculata (Adams, C.B., 1850)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.3 mm and 5.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Florida, USA, Colombia and Argentina

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Odostomia pocahontasae Henderson & Bartsch, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566329 on 2011-11-10
  2. Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
  3. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
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