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Odostomia turriculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Genus
  
Odostomia

Odostomia turriculata 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 length of the shell varies between 1.2 mm and 4 mm. Odostomia paardekooperi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998 is very similar but Odostomia turriculata has flexuous and opisthocline growthlines and similar but larger embryonic whorls .

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

  • European waters (ERMS scope)
  • Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
  • Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
  • Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone

    • References

    Odostomia turriculata Wikipedia
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