Odostomia glaphyra
| Odostomia glaphyra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. glaphyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia glaphyra E. A. Smith, 1890 | |
Odostomia glaphyra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 2.5 mm. The species is represented by multiple syntype shells, which were illustrated in a 2023 taxonomic study of the Pyramidellidae of Saint Helena and Ascension Island.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off St Helena.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Odostomia glaphyra E. A. Smith, 1890. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533195 on 2011-11-10
- ↑ Oliver, Joan Daniel; Swinnen, Frank; Rolán, Emilio (2023). "Contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of the family Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) on the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension". Iberus. 41 (2): 153–198. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8333902. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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