''Trabecula jeffreysiana'' is a
species of very 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 Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
[Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213]
Taxonomy
This species has been generally cited in the combinations ''Chrysallida jeffreysiana'' or ''Odostomella jeffreysiana'' but must be restored to its original combination since ''Trabecula'' is currently treated as a valid genus.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the
Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off
Madeira
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and
Mauritania
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.
References
Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). ''Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee.'' Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp.* van der Linden J. & Eikenboom J.C.A. (1992) ''On the taxonomy of the Recent species of the genus Chrysallida Carpenter from Europe, the Canary Islands and the Azores.'' Basteria 56: 3-63.
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda''.
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Pyramidellidae
Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
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Invertebrates of West Africa
Gastropods described in 1884
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