Odostomia metcalfei
| Metcalfe's pyramid shell | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euthyneura |
| Clade: | Panpulmonata |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. metcalfei |
| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia metcalfei Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Syrnola metcalfei (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900) | |
Odostomia metcalfei, common name Metcalfe's pyramid shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]
Description
The length of the shell of this ectoparasite reaches 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs subtidally off Victoria, Australia, and Tasmania.
References
- ↑ Marshall, B. (2015). Odostomia metcalfei. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=722631 on 2015-04-16
External links
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