Granigyra tenera
Appearance
Granigyra tenera | |
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Shell of Granigyra tenera | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Granigyra |
Species: | G. tenera
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Binomial name | |
Granigyra tenera (Jeffreys, 1883)
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Synonyms | |
Cyclostrema tenera Jeffreys 1883 |
Granigyra tenera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a height of 1.8 mm. The thin shell is narrowly umbilicated. It is semitransparent, lustreless, with nearly microscopic spiral stride, which are wanting on the base and replaced by a rugose or fretted appearance. The color of the shell is pale yellowish white, with a faint greenish tinge. The four whorls are convex. The suture is very deep. The aperture is circular. The thin peristome is slightly expanded.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal.
References
[edit]- ^ Granigyra tenera (Jeffreys, 1883). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 March 2013.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema tenera)
- 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
External links
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