''Chrysallida mayii'', common name the May's pyramid-shell, is a
species of
sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Simon Grove, A guide to the seashells and other marine molluscs of Tasmania : ''Odostomia mayii''
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Description
The length of the shell measures 2.5 mm.
Distribution
This endemic species occurs in the littoral zone and offshore off Tasmania, and South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.
References
OBIS : ''Odostomia mayii''
External links
mayii
Gastropods described in 1898
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