''Oscilla aquilonia'' 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 ...
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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.
[WoRMS (2010). ''Oscilla aquilonia'' Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458146 on 2012-01-12]
Description
The length of the shell measures 1.2 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the
demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off
Brazil, at depths between 64 m and 72 m.
References
* Pimenta, A. D., F. N. Santos and R. S. Absalao. 2008. ''Review of the genera Ividia, Folinella, Oscilla, Pseudoscilla, Tryptichus
icand Peristichia (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae) from Brazil, with descriptions of four new species''. Veliger 50: 171-184
External links
Encyclopedia of LifeWorld Register of Marine Species*
Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 2008
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