Biology:Pollia pellita

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Pollia pellita
Pollia pellita (MNHN-IM-2000-6643).jpeg
Shell of Pollia pellita (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Pollia
Species:
P. pellita
Binomial name
Pollia pellita
Vermeij & Bouchet, 1998[1]

Pollia pellita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae, the true whelks.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 26.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  • Vermeij G.J. & Bouchet P. 1998. New Pisaniinae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Buccinidae) from New Caledonia, with remarks on Cantharus and related genera. Zoosystema 20(3): 471-485

Wikidata ☰ Q7225671 entry