''Jordaniella nivosa'' 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.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Jordaniella nivosa (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491656 on 2015-04-06][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 the following locations:
*
European waters (ERMS scope)
*
Irish Exclusive economic Zone
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Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
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Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
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United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
References
Høisæter, T. (2014). ''The Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) of Norway and adjacent waters.'' A taxonomic review. Fauna norvegica. 34: 7-78
External links
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Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1803
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