''Odostomia improbabilis'' is a

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of sea snail, a

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gastropod mollusc in the

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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.Check List of European Marine Mollusca

Description

The shell grows to a length of 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: *

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Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

* Congo * European waters ( ERMS scope) * Greek Exclusive Economic Zone * Mauritania * Mediterranean Sea * Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone * Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone

References

* AARTSEN, J.J. van, 1987. ''European Pyramidellidae. III. Odostomia and Ondina''. Bollettino Malacologico, 23(1-4): 1-34.

External links

Gastropods.com: ''Odostomia (Odostomia) verduini''; retrieved: 103 November 2011

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improbabilis Gastropods described in 1970 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea {{Odostomia-stub