Tiberia pulchella

Tiberia pulchella
Drawing of a shell of Tiberia pulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Tiberia
Species:
T. pulchella
Binomial name
Tiberia pulchella
(A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • Obeliscus pulchellus A. Adams, 1854[2]
  • Orinella pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Pyramidella (Tiberia) pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Syrnola pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)

Tiberia pulchella is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][3]

Description

The shell has a polished appearance. It is yellowish white, with a sutural chocolate band, appearing on the periphery of the body whorl. The columella has two plications.[4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Korea, and China.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2026). "Tiberia pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  2. โ†‘ A. Adams, Sowb. Thes. Conch, iii, p. 808, t. 171, f. 20, 1855,
  3. 1 2 "Tiberia pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  4. โ†‘ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 301 (described as Pyramidella pulchella)