''Parthenina multicostata'' is a species of

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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.Gofas, S. (2015). Parthenina multicostata (Jeffreys, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751353 on 2015-04-04Check List of European Marine Mollusca

References

Jeffreys J.G. 1884. ''On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions, 1868-70. (Part VIII).'' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1882: 341-372, pl. 26-28
* Peñas, A.; Rolán, E.; Swinnen, F. (2014). ''The superfamily Pyramidelloidea Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in West Africa, 11. Addenda 3''. Iberus. 32(2): 105-206 page(s): 114

External links

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Pyramidellidae Gastropods described in 1884 {{Pyramidellidae-stub