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Odostomia electa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Genus
  
Odostomia

Odostomia electa

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

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 2.1 mm. The thin shell is nearly transparent, glossy, with microscopical growthlines. There are four, rather swollen whorls with a deep suture. The umbilicus is small and narrow. The columella has a superior, small, sunken tooth.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

  • European waters (ERMS scope) : North Sea to the Bay of Cadiz
  • United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
  • References

    Odostomia electa Wikipedia