Polyspirella pellucida

Polyspirella pellucida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Polyspirella pellucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Polyspirella
Species:
P. pellucida
Binomial name
Polyspirella pellucida
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cioniscus pellucidus G.B. Sowerby III, 1897 (basionym)
  • Turbonilla pellucida (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897)
  • Turbonilla pellucida affinis W.H. Turton, 1932

Distribution

The type species was found off Port Alfred, South Africa.

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References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Polyspirella pellucida (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580491 on 2012-01-12
  2. van Aartsen J.J. & Corgan J.X. (1996) South African pyramidellacean gastropod names. Basteria 60: 153-160. (23 December 1996)


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