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Odostomia disparilis

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Odostomia disparilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Odostomia
Species:
O. disparilis
Binomial name
Odostomia disparilis

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

Description

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The shell of this micromollusc grows to a length of 3.2 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

Notes

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Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Distribution: off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
  • Feeding Type: parasitic > ectoparasitic

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Odostomia disparilis A. E. Verrill, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157996 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ ITIS database
  3. ^ Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
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