Otopleura nitida

Otopleura nitida
Apertural view of a shell of Otopleura nitida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Otopleura
Species: O. nitida
Binomial name
Otopleura nitida
(A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms

Pyramidella (Otopleura) nitida A. Adams, 1855 (basionym)

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

Description

The oval shell is shining, white, sometimes marbled with pale chestnut. The sculpture is longitudinally flatly ribbed. The interstices are pitted. The length varies between 7.5 mm and 13 mm. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off La Réunion, the Philippines, French Polynesia, Japan and in the South China Sea.

References

External links

External identifiers for Otopleura nitida
WoRMS 588477
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