Biology:Pyrgulina interstriata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Drawing of a shell of Pyrgulina interstriata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgulina |
| Species: | P. interstriata
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| Pyrgulina interstriata (Souverbie, 1866) [1]
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Pyrgulina interstriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description
The thin shell is subpellucid, somewhat glossy, and cinereous. The length of the shell measures 4 mm. The seven whorls of the teleoconch are longitudinally ribbed. The interstices are marked by close spiral striae;. The columella contains a stout fold.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia, Samoa and Fiji Islands.
References
- ↑ Souverbie, Journ. de Conch., xiv, p. 255, 1866
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Pyrgulina interstriata (Souverbie, 1866). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588503 on 2012-01-12
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 359; 1889 (described as Odostomia interstriata)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7263547 entry
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