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Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis

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Species of gastropod

Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Pseudorhaphitoma
Species: P. pyramidalis
Binomial name
Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms

Mangelia pyramidalis Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

The white shell has a turreted pyramidal shape. The sculpture consists of longitudinal ribs, striated between the interstices. The aperture is small and short.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434798 on 2018-01-08
  2. Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Taxon identifiers
Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis
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