Odostomia conoidea

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Odostomia conoidea
Drawing of Odostomia conoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Odostomia
Species: O. conoidea
Binomial name
Odostomia conoidea
(Brocchi, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Megastomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1884)
  • Odostomia australis Jeffreys, J.G., 1867
  • Odostomia eulimoides Jeffreys, J.G., 1847
  • Odostomia monodon Réquien, E., 1848
  • Odostomia nagli Brusina, S., 1865
  • Odostomia plica Cantraine, F.J., 1842
  • Odostomia polita Bivona
  • Odostomia sicula Philippi, R.A., 1851
  • Odostomia sulcifera Smith, E.A., 1872
  • Odostomia (Megastomia) boteroi Schander, C., 1994
  • Odostomia (Megastomia) corimbensis Schander, C., 1994
  • Odostomia (Megastomia) gilsoni Dautzenberg, Ph., 1912
  • Odostomia (Megastomia) polita Bivona-Bernardi, A., 1832
  • Odostomia (Odostomia) plicata Fleming, C.A.

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

Description

The shell size varies between 2.5 mm and 7 mm. The white shell is solid, polished and with microscopic growthlines. The periphery is more or less distinctly keeled or angulated, with an impressed spiral line. There are eight, nearly flat whorls. The umbilicus is small and deep. The columellar tooth is strong and prominent. The interior of the outer lip is ridged, terminating in small tubercles within the mouth. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Angola
  • Canary Islands
  • Cape Verde Archipelago
  • the Atlantic Ocean (Norway to West Africa,Senegal, Angola)
  • São Tomé & Principe Archipelagos
  • United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
  • Mediterranean Sea

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2011). Odostomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140984 on 2011-11-07
  2. ↑ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  3. ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 349-350; 1889
  • 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
  • de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda

External links

External identifiers for Odostomia conoidea
Encyclopedia of Life 4812899
ITIS 75553
NCBI 177487
WoRMS 140984
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