Odostomia scalaris
Appearance
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Species: | O. scalaris
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Odostomia scalaris MacGillivray, 1843
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Odostomia scalaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4]
Distribution
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This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
- Baltic sea
- Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
- British Isles
- Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
- Irish Exclusive economic Zone
- Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
- Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
- United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
- Wimereux
- Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania at depths between 34 m and 114 m.
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Classification: According to Heppell (in McKay & Smith 1979) it is preferably to use Odostomia rissoides Hanley, 1844 instead of Odostomia scalaris , while Van Aartsen prefers the senior name Odostomia scalaris.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Gofas, S. (2011). Odostomia scalaris MacGillivray, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141014 on 2011-11-10
- ^ ITIS database
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Aartsen, J.J. van, 1987a. Nomenclatural notes, 4. Melania scalaris Philippi , 1836, and Odostomia scalaris Macgillivray, 1843.— Basteria 51:149,150.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
- To CLEMAM
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species