Odostomia didyma

Odostomia didyma
Odostomia didyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Odostomia
Species: O. didyma
Binomial name
Odostomia didyma
(Verrill & Bush, 1900)
Synonyms

Cyclodostomia didyma (Verrill & Bush, 1900)

Odostomia didyma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

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Description

The size of the shell of this micromollusc varies between 1.2 mm and 2.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico (Florida Keys to Texas),the Caribbean Sea (Colombia) and the Atlantic Ocean (the Bermudas).

References

  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Odostomia didyma (Verrill & Bush, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581128 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.

External links

External identifiers for Odostomia didyma
WoRMS 581128


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