Chrysallida decorata | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Chrysallida decorata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
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]
Description
[edit]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]
Distribution
[edit]The vast majority of this species is mainly distributed within the Red Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Chrysallida decorata (Philippi, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588388 on 2011-11-29
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 364; 1889