Chrysallida decorata | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Chrysallida decorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Chrysallida |
Species: | C. decorata
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Binomial name | |
Chrysallida decorata (
Philippi, 1849)
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Synonyms | |
Odontostomia decorata Philippi, 1849 ( basionym) |
Chrysallida decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of a number within the genus Chrysallida. [1]
The shell is longitudinally plicated. The wider interstices are spirally striated. The plicae continue to the base. The six whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a well-impressed suture and a small plait. The length of the shell measures 3 mm. [2]
The vast majority of this species is mainly distributed within the Red Sea.
Chrysallida decorata | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Chrysallida decorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Chrysallida |
Species: | C. decorata
|
Binomial name | |
Chrysallida decorata (
Philippi, 1849)
| |
Synonyms | |
Odontostomia decorata Philippi, 1849 ( basionym) |
Chrysallida decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of a number within the genus Chrysallida. [1]
The shell is longitudinally plicated. The wider interstices are spirally striated. The plicae continue to the base. The six whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a well-impressed suture and a small plait. The length of the shell measures 3 mm. [2]
The vast majority of this species is mainly distributed within the Red Sea.