''Pyramidella terebelloides'', common name the augur-like pyram, 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.
[Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Pyramidella terebelloides'' A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208423 on 2012-01-12]
Description
The shell is more slender than ''Pyramidella dolabrata terebellum''. The
columella has two plicae instead of three. The
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
File:Photograph and axial plane floral ...
s of the
teleoconch contain two or three slim chestnut lines.
G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 300; 1889
/ref> The length varies between 14 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:
References
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To World Register of Marine Species
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Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1855