Pyramidella sanctaehelenae

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

Pyramidella sanctaehelenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Pyramidella
Species:
P. sanctaehelenae
Binomial name
Pyramidella sanctaehelenae
(E. A. Smith, 1890)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Saint Helena.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Pyramidella sanctaehelenae (E. A. Smith, 1890). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533356 on 2012-01-12


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