Otitoma gouldi

Otitoma gouldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Otitoma gouldi
Original image of a shell of Otitoma gouldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Otitoma
Species:
O. gouldi
Binomial name
Otitoma gouldi
(Yen, 1944)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemidaphne gouldi Yen, 1944 (basionym)
  • Mangelia pura Gould, A.A., 1860 (not Reeve, 1846)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found along Hong Kong and Japan.

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References

  1. Otitoma gouldi (Yen, 1944). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2011.
  • Gould, A. A. Descriptions of shells collected in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition1860. under Captains Ringgold and Rodgers. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1859–1860 vol.7 p. 340
  • Wiedrick S.G. (2014). Review of the genera Otitoma Jousseaume, 1880 and Thelecytharella with the description of two new species Gastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae) from the southwest Pacific Ocean. The Festivus. 46(3): 40–53


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