Odostomia electa
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| Drawing of Odostomia electa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. electa |
| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia electa Jeffreys, 1883[1] | |
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Odostomia electa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 2.1 mm. The thin shell is nearly transparent, glossy, with microscopical growth lines. There are four, rather swollen whorls with a deep suture. The umbilicus is small and narrow. The columella has a superior, small, sunken tooth.[4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- European waters (ERMS scope) : North Sea to the Bay of Cadiz
- United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
References
- ^ Jeffreys. Zool. Proc., p. 394, 1883
- ^ a b c Gofas, S. (2011). Odostomia electa Jeffreys, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140987 on 2011-11-10
- ^ 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
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 344; 1889