Oscilla aquilonia

Oscilla aquilonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Oscilla
Species: O. aquilonia
Binomial name
Oscilla aquilonia
Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008[1]

Oscilla aquilonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description

The length of the shell measures 1.2 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, at depths between 64 m and 72 m.

References

  1. Pimenta, Santos & Absalao (2008). The Veliger 50 (3) : 171-184. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Oscilla aquilonia Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008. 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=458146 on 2012-01-12


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