Biology:Folinella moolenbeeki

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Folinella moolenbeeki
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Folinella
Species:
F. moolenbeeki
Binomial name
Folinella moolenbeeki
van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998[1]
Synonyms

Chrysallida jordii Peñas & Rolán, 1998

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

Description

The shell size varies between 2 mm and 2.5 mm. Folinella moolenbeeki was identified during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the southeastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania.[4]

References

  • Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1998). La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) en África Occidental. 3. El género Chrysallida s.l. Iberus, suppl. 4 : 1-73

Wikidata ☰ Q5464377 entry