| Simple pyramid shell | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Syrnola simplex | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Megastomia |
| Species: | M. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Megastomia simplex (Angas, 1871) | |
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Megastomia simplex, common name the simple pyramid shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Description
The white, rather solid shell has a smooth appearance. The length of the shell measures 4 millimetres (0.16 in). The teleoconch contains 7½ rather flat whorls . They are a little angulated at the suture. The aperture is lirate within. Its plait is sharp and transverse.
Distribution
The type specimen of this marine species was found off Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia.
References
- of Tasmania : Syrnol A guide to the seashell and other marine mollusks a simplex
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Megastomia simplex (Angas, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=722616 on 2022-07-17
- G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 363; 1889
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Megastomia simplex | |
| Syrnola simplex | |
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