Odostomia zijpi

Odostomia zijpi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Odostomia
Species: O. zijpi
Binomial name
Odostomia zijpi
van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998[1]
Synonyms

Odostomia (Megastomia) zijpi van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.8 mm and 2.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania.

References

  1. van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud (1998). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 321 : 1-57. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Odostomia zijpi van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998. 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=458520 on 2012-01-12

External links

External identifiers for Odostomia zijpi
Encyclopedia of Life 19650637
WoRMS 458520