Typhlomangelia Innocentia
''Pleurotomella innocentia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Pleurotomella innocentia (Dell, 1990). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881094 on 2018-02-20 This species is considered by Kantor, Yuri I., and M. G. Harasewych (2013) as a synonym of ''Falsimohnia minor'' Strebel, 1908. Description The length of the shell attains 4 mm. The shell is spiraled and generally a brownish or white color. It is pointed at the top. Distribution This marine species occurs off South Georgia Island and off Port Alfred A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ..., Rep. South Africa, and in the Ross Sea, Antarctica References * Dell, R ...
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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 absence of a visible shell. Definition Determining whether some gastropods should be called sea snails is not always easy. Some species that live in brackish water (such as certain neritids) can be listed as either freshwater snails or marine snails, and some species that live at or just above the high tide level (for example species in the genus '' Truncatella'') are sometimes considered to be sea snails and sometimes listed as land snails. Anatomy Sea snails are a very large group of animals and a very diverse one. Most snails that live in salt water respire using a gill or gills; a few species, though, have a lung, are intertidal, and are active only at low tide when they can move around in the air. These air-breathing species includ ...
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