| Pseudorbis granulum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorbis |
| Species: | P. granulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pseudorbis granulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 0.8 mm and 1.5 mm. The shell is scarcely unibilicated. The aperture is circular. The surface is spirally costate, not cancellated.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Mediterranean Sea, originally off Sicily and recently off the Alboran Island.
References
- 1 2 Pseudorbis granulum (Brugnone, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2012.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- Rubio F. & Rodriguez Babio C. (1991 ["1990"]) Sobre la posición sistemática de Pseudorbis granulum Brugnone, 1873 (Mollusca, Archeogastropoda, Skeneidae) y descripción de Pseudorbis jameoensis n. sp., procedente de las Islas Canarias. Iberus 9(1–2): 203–207
- 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
- "Pseudorbis granulum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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