''Parthenina decussata'' 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
marine
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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.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Parthenina decussata'' ( Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605961 on 2012-08-26][Micali P., Nofroni I. & Perna E. (2012) Parthenina alesii n. sp. from Eastern Mediterranean, and notes on Parthenina dantarti (Peñas & Rolán in Peñas, Rolán & Ballesteros, 2008) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Pyramidellidae). Bollettino Malacologico 48(1): 69-72. ("Finito di stampare" 30 May 2012)]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
* Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
* European waters (ERMS scope)
* Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
* Irish Exclusive economic Zone
* Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
* Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
* United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
References
External links
To World Register of Marine SpeciesTo Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)To CLEMAMTo Encyclopedia of LifeTo ITIS
Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1803
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