Pleurotomella anceyi

Pleurotomella anceyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Pleurotomella anceyi
Original image of a shell of Pleurotomella anceyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Pleurotomella
Species:
P. anceyi
Binomial name
Pleurotomella anceyi
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma anceyi Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897(original combination)
  • Pleurotomella (Azorita) anceyi Nordsieck, 1968

Description

The shell attains a length of 7.4 mm, its diameter 3.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found off the Azores at a depth of 1360 m.

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References
  1. Pleurotomella anceyi (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
  • Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1897). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1896. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 139-234; pl. 3-7
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.



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