''Chrysallida hoenselaari'' 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. The species is one of a number within the genus ''
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 ...
''.
[WoRMS (2010). ''Chrysallida hoenselaari'' van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225295 on 2011-10-26][Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
*
Cape Verde
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
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References
External links
Encyclopedia of LifeWorld Register of Marine Species
hoenselaari
Gastropods described in 2000
Gastropods of Cape Verde
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