''Odostomia laevigata'', common name the ovoid odostome, is a
species
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of
sea snail
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, a
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the
family
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Pyramidellidae
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, the pyrams and their allies.
[Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Odostomia laevigata'' (d’Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420457 on 2011-11-10
Description
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm. The thin, oblong shell is whitish, smooth and shining. The six
whorls
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Whorls in nature
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are slightly convex with their suture opaquely margined. The
columella
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has a very slight fold.
G.W. Tryon
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Biography
George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savidt ...
, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 357; 1889]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
* Aruba
* Belize
* Bonaire
* Caribbean Sea
* Cayman Islands
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Gulf of Mexico
* Hispaniola
* Jamaica
* Lesser Antilles
* Mexico
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Venezuela
* the Atlantic Ocean from
North Carolina
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to
Brazil
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and
Argentina
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.
References
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)To Encyclopedia of LifeTo USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca CollectionTo ITISTo World Register of Marine Species
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laevigata
Gastropods described in 1841