Rank Species | Superfamily Pyramidelloidea | |
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Similar Brachystomia eulimoides, Ondina, Odostomia scalaris | ||
Odostomia turrita 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 mm – 3.5 mm. The shell is solid, semitransparent, and glossy. Its color is yellowish white or whitish, with a dark border below the suture The teleoconch contains 5–6 whorls. It is microscopically spirally striate. The periphery is obtusely keeled. The suture is narrow but distinct. There is no umbilicus. The columellar tooth is small, not prominent.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
References
Odostomia turrita Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA