Syrnola georgiana

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

Syrnola georgiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Syrnola
Species:
S. georgiana
Binomial name
Syrnola georgiana
(Bartsch, 1927) [1]
Synonyms

Pyramidella (Syrnola) georgiana Bartsch in Dall, 1927 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5.2 mm.

Distribution

The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA at a depths between 538 m and 805 m.

References
  1. Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Syrnola georgiana (Bartsch, 1927). 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=533464 on 2012-01-12


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