Oscilla tornata
Oscilla tornata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
| Oscilla tornata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Oscilla |
| Species: | O. tornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oscilla tornata (A. E. Verrill, 1884) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Description
The length of the shell measures 3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Northwest Atlantic from North Carolina to the Florida Keys at depths between 27 m and 260 m.
References
- Verrill, A. E. 1884. Second catalogue of Mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep-sea species, with notes on others previously recorded. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 139-294, pls. 28-32.
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Oscilla tornata (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467498 on 2012-01-12
- Malacolog - Western Atlantic gastropod database.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.