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Pyramidella terebelloides

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Pyramidella terebelloides, common name the augur-like pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Description

The shell is more slender than Pyramidella dolabrata terebellum. The columella has two plicae instead of three. The whorls of the teleoconch contain two or three slim chestnut lines.[3] The length varies between 14 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Red Sea
  • Tanzania
  • South Africa
  • the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Pyramidella terebelloides A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208423 on 2012-01-12
  2. ^ Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 300; 1889

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Pyramidella terebelloides: Brief Summary

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Pyramidella terebelloides, common name the augur-like pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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