''Syrnola lendix'' 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
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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. (2010). ''Syrnola lendix'' (Adams, 1863). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238365 on 2012-01-12][van Aartsen J.J. & Goud J. (2006). Indo-Pacific migrants into the Mediterranean. 6. Syrnola lendix (A. Adams, 1863) (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae). Basteria 70: 164-166]
Distribution
This species occurs in the
Mediterranean Sea (as an Indo-Pacific migrant)
References
* Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). ''Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas.'' Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419-453
* Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 ''Checklist of Phylum Mollusca''. pp. 148–198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp
External links
To Encyclopedia of LifeTo World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1863
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