''Doliella nitens'' is a species of

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, a

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mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Gofas, S. (2015). Doliella nitens (Jeffreys, 1870). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836129 on 2015-12-16

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 2.9 mm. The white shell is thin, semitransparent, very glossy and shows microscopic growth lines. There are three

whorls A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs). Whorls in nature File:Photograph and axial plane floral d ...

besides the

protoconch A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called ...

. The suture is very narrow, slightly excavated and margined by the overlapping of the whorls. The umbilicus is lacking. The

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tooth is represented by a broad, but not conspicuous, fold.

G.W. Tryon George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Biography George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savid ...

, Manual of Conchology vol VIII p. 351; 1889

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations: * Atlantic Europe * Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone * Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone * United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone * Azores Exclusive Economic Zone *

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

Cape Verdes , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

* European waters ( ERMS scope) * Mediterranean Sea : Greek Exclusive Economic Zone

References

* Giannuzzi-Savelli R., Pusateri F., Micali, P., Nofroni, I., Bartolini S. (2014). ''Atlante delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo, vol. 5 (Heterobranchia).'' Edizioni Danaus, Palermo, pp. 1– 111 with 41 unnumbered plates (figs. 1-363), appendix pp. 1–91 page(s): 58, appendix p. 15, 82

External links

CLEMAM

Encyclopedia of Life

World Register of Marine Species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7078207 Pyramidellidae Gastropods described in 1870 Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea Molluscs of the Azores Molluscs of the Canary Islands Gastropods of Cape Verde Invertebrates of Europe