''Iolaea scitula'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micr ...
, the pyrams and their allies.
[WoRMS (2011). ''Iolaea scitula'' A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=586511 on 2011-10-26
Description
The shell size varies between 1.5 mm and 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
China,
New Caledonia and the
Solomon Islands
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.
References
* Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) ''Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan.'' Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
External links
To World Register of Marine Species*
Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1860
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