Tiberia pulchella
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| Drawing of a shell of Tiberia pulchella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Tiberia |
| Species: | T. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiberia pulchella (A. Adams, 1854) | |
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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 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.
- ↑ A. Adams, Sowb. Thes. Conch, iii, p. 808, t. 171, f. 20, 1855,
- 1 2 "Tiberia pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 301 (described as Pyramidella pulchella)
External links
- Ronald G. Noseworthy, Na-Rae Lim, and Kwang-Sik Choi, A Catalogue of the Mollusks of Jeju Island, South Korea; Korean Journal of Malacology, Vol. 23(1): 65–104, June 30, 2007]