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Koloonella buijsi

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Koloonella buijsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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The epithet "buijsi" refers to Mr J.P. Buijs, a malacologist from Den Haag, The Netherlands,

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 3.7 mm. The color of the smooth, slender conical shell varies between whitish to a creamy color. The teleoconch contains 4½ to 5½ slightly convex whorls with a marked suture and without a spiral mocrosculpture. The outerlip has an even structure, lacking teeth, and is smooth on the inside. There is no umbilicus.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

  • Cape Verdes at a depth of 710 m.
  • References

    Koloonella buijsi Wikipedia


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