Pseudorbis granulum

Pseudorbis granulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Pseudorbis
Species:	P. granulum
Binomial name
	Pseudorbis granulum; (Brugnone, 1873)
Synonyms
	Archytaea (Pseudorbis) granulum Monterosato, 1884 (family Adeorbidae); Fossarus granulum Brugnone, 1873 (basionym); Vitrinella (Pseudorbis) granulum (Brugnone, 1873) by Thiele, 1929 (family Vitrinellidae);

Pseudorbis granulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.^[1]

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 0.8 mm and 1.5 mm. The shell is scarcely unibilicated. The aperture is circular. The surface is spirally costate, not cancellated.^[2]

Distribution[]

This marine species is found in the Mediterranean Sea, originally off Sicily and recently off the Alboran Island.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2012.
^ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

Rubio F. & Rodriguez Babio C. (1991 ["1990"]) Sobre la posición sistemática de Pseudorbis granulum Brugnone, 1873 (Mollusca, Archeogastropoda, Skeneidae) y descripción de Pseudorbis jameoensis n. sp., procedente de las Islas Canarias. Iberus 9(1–2): 203–207
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

External links[]

"Pseudorbis granulum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[WoRMS-1] Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2012.

[2] G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

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