Pleurotomella obesa
Pleurotomella obesa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]
| Pleurotomella obesa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | P. obesa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotomella obesa Bouchet & Warén, 1980 [1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 10.5 mm, its diameter 6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
References
- Bouchet, P.; Warén, A. (1980). "Revision of the North-East Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 46(Suppl. 8): 1-119. doi:10.1093/mollus/46.Supplement_8.1.
- Pleurotomella obesa Bouchet & Warén, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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