Cossmannica jacksonensis
| Cossmannica jacksonensis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Cossmannica jacksonensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Cossmannica |
| Species: | C. jacksonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cossmannica jacksonensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1906)
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Cossmannica jacksonensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This species is one of many other species known to exist within the genus, Cossmannica.[2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell measures approximately 6.1 mm. The teleoconch contains eight whorls.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off the coasts of Queensland, Australia, within the Great Barrier Reef and other various marine areas nearby.
References[edit]
- ^ OBIS: Pyramidella (Cossmannica) jacksonensis
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Cossmannica jacksonensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588555 on 2011-11-29
- ^ Dall & Bartsch (1906), Notes on Japanese, Indo-Pacific, and American Pyramillidae; Smithsonian Institution
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