Biology:Didianema pauli
| Didianema pauli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Didianema |
| Species: | D. pauli
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| Binomial name | |
| Didianema pauli Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945
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| Synonyms | |
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Didianema (Diagonaulus) pauli Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945 | |
Didianema pauli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
The shell is very small, to about 1.7 millimetres (0.067 in), thick and white, with a depressed-globose form and rounded whorls. The early whorls are smooth, while later whorls show strong, evenly spaced rounded ribs. The umbilicus is narrow and contracts internally. The aperture is slightly oblique and circular, with a continuous peristome and a thickened outer lip.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina to Florida. The type locality is off Destin, north-western Florida, at depths of 18–20 fathoms (108–120 ft; 33–37 m) on marl substrate.[2]
Etymology
The species was named in honour of Paul McGinty, a colleague and companion of the authors during dredging work in Florida.[2]
References
- ↑ Didianema pauli Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pilsbry, Henry A.; McGinty, Thomas L. (1945). "Cyclostrematidae and Vitrinellidae of Florida – I". The Nautilus 59 (1): 12-13. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523499.
- Pilsbry, H. A. and T. L. McGinty. 1945. Cyclostrematidae and Vitrinellidae of Florida--I. Nautilus 59: 1–13, pls. 1–2
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
Wikidata ☰ Q3142223 entry
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