Pleurotomella demosia
Pleurotomella demosia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pleurotomella demosia | |
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| Original image of a shell of Pleurotomella demosia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | P. demosia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotomella demosia (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, the diameter 2.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Azores.
References
- Pleurotomella demosia (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Locard, A., 1897 Mollusques testacés. In: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, vol. 1, p. 516 p, 22 pls
External links
- Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1895. 1. Mollusques Gastéropodes. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 395-498, pl. 15-22
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Gastropods.com: Pleurotomella demosia
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