Odostomia sicula
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| Odostomia sicula | |
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| Apertural view of Odostomia sicula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. sicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia sicula Philippi, 1851 [1] | |
Odostomia sicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2] [3]
Description
The white shell is solid,and, polished. Its length measures 6.25 mm. The eight whorls of the teleoconch are nearly flat. They are marked with microscopic growth lines. The periphery of the shell is more or less distinctly keeled or angulated. The shell shows an impressed spiral line. The small umbilicus goes deep. The columellar tooth is strong and prominent. The interior of the lip is ridged, terminating in small tubercles within the aperture.
G.W. Tryon (1889) considers it a synonym of Odostomia conoidea Brocchi. [4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
References
- ↑ Philippi, Zeitsch. fur Malac., p. 88, 1852.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gofas, S. (2010). Odostomia sicula Philippi, 1851. 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=141015 on 2011-11-10
- ↑ 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
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 349-350; 1889
External links
| External identifiers for Odostomia sicula | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 4812016 |
| WoRMS | 141015 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
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