Longchaeus suturalis

Longchaeus suturalis, common name the crenulated pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Crenulated pyram
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Longchaeus
Species:
L. suturalis
Binomial name
Longchaeus suturalis
(H. C. Lea, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pyramidella crenulata (Holmes, 1859)
  • Pyramidella suturalis Lea, H.C., 1846 (basionym)

Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

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References
  1. WoRMS (2010). Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420463 on 2011-10-26
  2. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Pyramidella suturalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.


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