Odostomia quadrae
| Odostomia quadrae | |
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| Apertural view of Odostomia quadrae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. quadrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia quadrae Dall & Bartsch, 1910 [1]
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Odostomia quadrae is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae.[2][3]
Description[edit]
The milk-white shell is elongate-ovate, umbilicated, and measures 6.2 mm. The nuclear whorls are deeply, obliquely immersed in the first of the post-nuclear turns, above which only the tilted edge of the last whorl projects. The six post-nuclear whorls are moderately rounded. They are marked by faint lines of growth, and numerous microscopic spiral striations. In addition, the body whorl shows many shallow dents. The periphery of the body whorl and the moderately long base are somewhat inflated and well rounded. They are also marked like the spire. The large aperture is oval, while the posterior angle is acute. The outer lip is thin, while the inner lip is very oblique, slightly curved, and strongly revolute, extending partly over the umbilicus. It has a moderate fold anterior to its insertion. The parietal wall is glazed with a thin callus.[4]
Distribution[edit]
This species lives in the Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
References[edit]
- ^ Dall and Bartsch, Dep. Mines, Geol.Surv., Canada, 1910, pp. 17-18, pi. 2, fig. G.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Odostomia quadrae Dall & Bartsch, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581244 on 2011-11-10
- ^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
- ^ Paul Bartsch, Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum :42; 1912