Syrnola aurantiaca
Syrnola aurantiaca | |
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Drawing of a shell of Syrnola aurantiaca | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Syrnola |
Species: | S. aurantiaca |
Binomial name | |
Syrnola aurantiaca Angas, 1867 | |
Synonyms | |
Pyramidella (Styloptygma) aurantiaca Angas, 1867 |
Syrnola aurantiaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]
Description
The rather thin, shining shell has a fulvous orange color, with a pale band at the suture. It is darker on the lower whorls, fading into white towards the apex. Its length measures 6 mm. The teleoconch contains eight whorls that are finely transversely striated. The fold of the lip is very small and rudimentary. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia. The type specimen was found off Port Jackson.
References
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D. F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. The Australian Museum, Sydney, Memoir. 11 : 1-185
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