Syrnola tincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Syrnola
Species:
S. tincta
Binomial name
Syrnola tincta
Angas, 1871

Syrnola tincta, common name the dyed pyramid shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell of this ectoparasite measures 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Syrnola tincta Angas, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588543 on 2012-01-12


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