Biology:Tiberia paumotensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Tiberia paumotensis
Tiberia paumotensis 001.png
Drawing of a shell of Tiberia paumotensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Tiberia
Species:
T. paumotensis
Binomial name
Tiberia paumotensis
(Tryon, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Pyramidella hyalina Garrett
  • Pyramidella paumotensis Tryon, 1886 (basionym)

Tiberia paumotensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

The thin, smooth, white shell is hyaline. Its length measures 10 mm. The upper whorls suddenly taper to an acute apex. The base of the shell is slightly produced. The teleoconch contains nine convex whorls. The suture is margined. The columella is slightly callous, with two oblique plaits, the lower one most conspicuous, the upper smaller and deep-seated.[2]

Distribution

The type species has been found in the Pacific Ocean off the Tuamotus.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7800361 entry