Styloptygma luteum

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

Styloptygma luteum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Styloptygma
Species:
S. luteum
Binomial name
Styloptygma luteum
(Garrett, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Odostomia lutea Garrett, 1873
  • Odostomia rufula Souverbie, 1875
  • Styloptygma lutea [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
  • Syrnola mossiana Melvill & Standen, 1895

Description

The size of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Styloptygma luteum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739104 on 2015-12-13
  • Souverbie, M. (1875) Descriptions d’espèces nouvelles de l’Archipel Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie, 23, 282–296.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Styloptygma luteum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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