Megastomia winfriedi
Appearance
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Species: | M. winfriedi
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Megastomia winfriedi Penas & Rolan, 1999[1]
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Odostomia (Megastomia) winfriedi Penas & Rolan, 1999 |
Megastomia winfriedi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description
The shell size varies between 1 mm and 2 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canaries and Madeira.
References
- ^ Peñas A. & Rolán E., 1999. La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa Occidental. 4. los géneros Megastomia, Odostomia, Noemiamea y Syrnola. Iberus suplemento 5: 1-150.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Megastomia winfriedi Penas & Rolan, 1999. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458096 on 2011-10-26
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Odostomia (Megastomia) winfriedi; retrieved: 7 November 2011