''Vitreolina philippi'' 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 Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus ''

Vitreolina ''Vitreolina'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family. This genus was first described by Monterosato in 1884. He proposed it as a section in the family Eulimid ...

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the North Atlantic Ocean (in European waters) and off the Azores,

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

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References

* 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

philippi Philippi (; grc-gre, Φίλιπποι, ''Philippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides ( grc-gre, Κρηνῖδες, ''Krenides'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colon ...

Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea Molluscs of the Azores Gastropods of Cape Verde Gastropods described in 1854 {{Eulimidae-stub