Biology:Oscilla ligata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Oscilla ligata | |
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Drawing of a shell of Oscilla ligata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Oscilla |
Species: | O. ligata
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Binomial name | |
Oscilla ligata Angas, 1877
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Oscilla ligata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The rather thin shell has a rosy-white color and measures 2 mm. The six whorls of the teleoconch have prominent spiral ribs. The outer lip is simple. The columella has a small transverse plait.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oscilla ligata Angas, 1877. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2019.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol.VIII p. 310 (described as Pyramidella (Oscilla) ligata)
- Okutani T., ed. (2000) Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp. page(s): 729
Wikidata ☰ Q6872655 entry
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