Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Eulimidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Eulimoidea Genus Vitreolina | |
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Similar Vitreolina, Eulima glabra, Eulima, Melanella, Eulimidae | ||
Vitreolina perminima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple known species to exist within the genus, Vitreolina.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea
Description
The length of this micromullusc measures only 1.25 mm. The slender shell is rather solid. It is semitransparent and white, lightly tinged with yellowish brown on the body whorl. The apex is bluntly pointed. The shel contains 6 to 7 whorls, compressed and compact.
References
Vitreolina perminima Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA