Chrysallida mayii
| May's pyramid-shell | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Chrysallida |
| Species: | C. mayii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysallida mayii (Tate, 1898)[1]
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Chrysallida mayii, common name the May's pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell measures 2.5 mm.
Distribution[edit]
This endemic species occurs in the littoral zone and offshore off Tasmania, and South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ Tate, R., 1898. On some Australian species of Eulimidae and Pyramidellidae.. Trans. R. Soc. SA, 22(2):80-85.
- ^ Simon Grove, A guide to the seashells and other marine molluscs of Tasmania : Odostomia mayii
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