''Syrnola aganea'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
marine
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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). ''Syrnola aganea'' (Bartsch, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588517 on 2012-01-12]
Description
The length of the shell measures 7.5 mm.
Distribution
The type specimen of this marine species was found off
Port Alfred
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, South Africa.
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1915
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