Pyramidella inopinata

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

Pyramidella inopinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pyramidella
Species:
P. inopinata
Binomial name
Pyramidella inopinata
(Schander, 1994)
Synonyms[1]
  • Longchaeus schanderi (van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998)
  • Obeliscus suturalis Maltzan, 1885
  • Pharcidella inopinata Schander, 1994 (original combination)
  • Pyramidella schanderi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998

Description

The shell grows to a length of between 6 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Pyramidella inopinata (Schander, 1994). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224462 on 2012-01-12
  2. Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.


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