Syrnola ''Syrnola'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). ''Syrnola'' A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register ...

arae'' is a

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of sea snail, a

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gastropod

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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.WoRMS (2010). ''Syrnola arae'' Peñas & Rolán, 2002. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387820 on 2012-01-12Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

, West Africa.

References

External links

To Encyclopedia of Life

To World Register of Marine Species
Endemic fauna of Ivory Coast Pyramidellidae Gastropods described in 2002 {{Pyramidellidae-stub