Chrysallida decorata

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Chrysallida decorata
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Apertural view of a shell of Chrysallida decorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Chrysallida
Species:
C. decorata
Binomial name
Chrysallida decorata
(Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms

Odontostomia decorata Philippi, 1849 (basionym)

Chrysallida decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of a number within the genus Chrysallida.[1]

Description[]

The shell is longitudinally plicated. The wider interstices are spirally striated. The plicae continue to the base. The six whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a well-impressed suture and a small plait. The length of the shell measures 3 mm.[2]

Distribution[]

The vast majority of this species is mainly distributed within the Red Sea.

References[]

  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Chrysallida decorata (Philippi, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588388 on 2011-11-29
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 364; 1889

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