Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Pyramidellidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Pyramidelloidea Genus Otopleura | |
Similar Pyramidella, Turbonilla, Pyramidellidae | ||
Otopleura nodicincta, common name the nodulose pyram, 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 white shell is covered with spiral rows of chestnut spots. The whorls of the teleoconch are angulated above, with longitudinal ribs produced into nodules at the angles. The lower part of body whorl is pitted, forming a sort of network between the pits. The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:
References
Otopleura nodicincta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA