Syrnola wenzi

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

Syrnola wenzi
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S. wenzi
Binomial name
Syrnola wenzi
Nordsieck, 1972
Synonyms
  • Odostomia crassa Jeffreys, J.G., 1884
  • Syrnola (Tibersyrnola) wenzi Nordsieck, F., 1972

taxon introduced as replacement name for Odostomia crassa Jeffreys, 1884 non Thompson, 1845

This species was named after Wilhelm August Wenz (1886-1945), a German malacologist.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • European waters (ERMS scope)
  • Mediterranean Sea : Sicily, Greece

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2010). Syrnola wenzi Nordsieck, 1972. 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=141048 on 2012-01-12
  2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
  • Graham A. (1971), British Prosobranchs, Synopses of the British Fauna, New series, No. 2; Linnean Society., London


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