Odostomia umbilicaris
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| Drawing of a shell of Odostomia umbilicaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. umbilicaris
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| Odostomia umbilicaris | |
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Odostomia umbilicaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
Description[edit]
The white shell is thin, transparent, and very glossy. The length measures 2.5 millimetres (0.1 in). The five to six whorls of the teleoconch have deep sutures. The umbilicus is very distinct, but small. The columellar tooth is small, but prominent. Owing to the transparency of the whorls, the periphery of each appears like a narrow band round the top of the succeeding one.[4]
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- European waters (ERMS scope) (Scandinavia, Mediterranean Sea)
- Irish Exclusive economic Zone
References[edit]
- ^ Malm. Jeffreys, Brit. Conch., t. 73, f. 7
- ^ a b c Gofas, S. (2012). Odostomia umbilicaris (Malm, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141023 on 2012-01-12
- ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 347; 1886
External links[edit]
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
- To CLEMAM
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species