Odostomia nitens

Odostomia nitens
Drawing of Odostomia nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:	Pyramidelloidea
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Odostomia
Species:	O. nitens
Binomial name
Odostomia nitens Jeffreys, 1870
Synonyms
Oceanida ovalis Folin, L. de, 1887

Odostomia nitens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^{[1] [2][3]}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 2.9 mm. The white shell is thin, sernitransparent, very glossy and shows microscopic growthlines. The are three whorls besides the nucleus. The suture is very narrow, slightly excavated and margined by the overlapping of the whorls. The umbilicus is lacking. The columellar tooth is represented by a broad, but not conspicuous, fold. ^[4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

• Atlantic Europe
• Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
• Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
• United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
• Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
• Canary Islands
• Cape Verdes
• European waters (ERMS scope)
• Mediterranean Sea : Greek Exclusive Economic Zone

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gofas, S. (2011). Odostomia nitens Jeffreys, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141005 on 2011-11-10
2. ^ 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
3. ^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
4. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol VIII p. 351; 1889

External links

External identifiers for Odostomia nitens
EOL	4812182
WoRMS	141005

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