''Oscilla somersi'' is a species of

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mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of eleven known species within the

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genus of gastropods.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oscilla somersi (Verrill & Bush, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739608 on 2021-11-16 Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

Description

The shell grows to a length of approximately 2.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations: *

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* Caribbean Sea:

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* Gulf of Mexico: Florida, Louisiana, Texas * Atlantic Ocean: Bahamas,

, Brazil

References

* Pimenta A.D., Santos F.N. & Absalão R.S. 2008. Review of the genera Ividia, Folinella, Menestho, Pseudoscilla, Tryptichus and Peristichia (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil, with descriptions of four new species. The Veliger 50(3): 171-184

External links

To Encyclopedia of Life

To World Register of Marine Species
* Pyramidellidae Gastropods described in 1900 {{Pyramidellidae-stub