''Chrysallida canariensis'' is a species of

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mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of multiple species within the

Chrysallida ''Chrysallida'' is a speciose genus of minute sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae within the tribe Chrysallidini.Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: G ...

genus of gastropods.Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1998). La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) en África Occidental. 3. El género Chrysallida s.l. Iberus, suppl. 4 : 1-73.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters.

References

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canariensis Gastropods described in 1979 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Canary Islands {{Pyramidellidae-stub