Otitoma vitrea

Otitoma vitrea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Otitoma vitrea
Drawing of a shell of Otitoma vitrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Otitoma
Species:
O. vitrea
Binomial name
Otitoma vitrea
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma vitrea Reeve, 1845 (basionym)
  • Thelecythara vitrea (Reeve, 1845)
  • Thelecytharella vitrea (Reeve, 1845)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm.

The cylindrically elongated shell is thin, pellucid, glassy and smooth. It shows no longitudinal ribs. There are a few revolving grooves at the upper and lower part of the body whorl, the former appearing on the spire also. The color of the shell is yellowish white.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Singapore and the Philippines.

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References
  1. Otitoma vitrea (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 May 2011.
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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