Biology:Vitreolina perminima

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Vitreolina perminima
Vitreolina perminima 001.jpg
Drawing of a shell of Vitreolina perminima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Vitreolina
Species:
V. perminima
Binomial name
Vitreolina perminima
(Jeffreys, 1883)
Synonyms

Eulima perminima Jeffreys, 1883

Vitreolina perminima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Vitreolina.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea

Description

This micromollusk measures only 1.25 mm long. The shell is slender and rather solid. It is semitransparent and white, lightly tinged with yellowish brown on the body whorl. The apex is bluntly pointed. The shell contains 6 to 7 whorls, compressed and compact.[2]

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2014). Vitreolina perminima (Jeffreys, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139902 on 2014-12-16
  2. G.W. Tryon (1886) Manual of Conchology v; VIII (described as Eulima perminima)
  • 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 ☰ Q14515746 entry