''Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis'' is a small
sea snail
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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
Mangeliidae.
[WoRMS (2009). Pseudorhaphitoma pyramidalis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434798 on 2018-01-08]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
The white shell has a turreted pyramidal shape. The
sculpture consists of longitudinal ribs, striated between the interstices. The
aperture is small and short.
Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines
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pyramidalis
Gastropods described in 1846