Odostomia acuta

Odostomia acuta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Odostomia
Species:	O. acuta
Binomial name
	Odostomia acuta; Jeffreys, 1848

Odostomia acuta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Description

The shell is rather solid, but semitransparent and lustrous, with microscopic close spiral striae, and still more minute, flexuous, crowded growth lines. The shell is whitish with a tinge of flesh-color. There are six whorls besides the embryonic ones. The periphery is obtusely keeled. The umbilicus is conspicuous but small. The tooth is strong and prominent. The outer lip is occasionally striate within.^[6]

Distribution

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

Angola
Atlantic Europe
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
European waters (ERMS scope)
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Mediterranean Sea
Morocco
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
Wimereux

References

^ ^a ^b Odostomia acuta Jeffreys, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2019.
^ Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.
^ 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
^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
^ Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 348-349; 1889

External links

"Odostomia acuta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications)
CLEMAM
Encyclopedia of Life
GenBank
Marine Species Identification Portal
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

[WoRMS-1] Odostomia acuta Jeffreys, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2019.

[2] Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.

[3] 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

[4] Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

[5] Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

[6] G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 348-349; 1889

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