Synaptocochlea pulchella

Synaptocochlea pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]

Synaptocochlea pulchella
Drawing with three views of a shell of Synaptocochlea pulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Fossarininae
Genus: Synaptocochlea
Species:
S. pulchella
Binomial name
Synaptocochlea pulchella
(A. Adams, 1850) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gena pulchella A. Adams, 1850
  • Stomatella pulchella (A. Adams, 1850)

Description

The size of the shell attains 2.5 mm. The oval shell is convexly depressed. Its color is white, spotted with red. The back of the shell is convex and all over striated. The spire is rather prominent,. The whorls are rounded. The oval aperture is large. It is pearly and iridescent within.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the West Pacific.

References

  1. A. Adams., Proceedings of the Zoological Society 1850 p. 38
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Synaptocochlea pulchella (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607183 on 2012-11-23
  3. G.W. Tryon (1890) Manual of Conchology XII; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1890
  • To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Synaptocochlea pulchella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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