Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis
Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhaphitoma |
| Species: | P. pyramidalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis (Reeve, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Mangelia pyramidalis Reeve, 1846 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
The white shell has a turreted pyramidal shape. The sculpture consists of longitudinal ribs, striated between the interstices. The aperture is small and short.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines
References
- WoRMS (2009). Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434798 on 2018-01-08
- Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
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External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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