Biology:Jordaniella truncatula

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Jordaniella truncatula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Jordaniella
Species:
J. truncatula
Binomial name
Jordaniella truncatula
(Jeffreys, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysallida truncatula (Jeffreys, 1850)
  • Odostomia truncatula Jeffreys, 1850 (original combination)

Jordaniella truncatula is a rare species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 4.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • European waters (Greenland, Ireland, Atlantic France)
  • United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
  • Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes (at depths between 140 m and 200 m)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jordaniella truncatula (Jeffreys, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2019.
  2. 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5114517 entry