Odostomia conoidea

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

• 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

• To Encyclopedia of Life
• To ITIS
• To GenBank
• To World Register of Marine Species
• Gastropods.com: Odostomia (Megastomia) conoidea conoidea; retrieved: 7 November 2011