Iolaea scitula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Iolaea |
| Species: | I. scitula
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| Binomial name | |
| Iolaea scitula (A. Adams, 1860)
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Description
editThe shell size varies between 1.5 mm and 4 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off China, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands.
References
edit- ^ WoRMS (2011). Iolaea scitula A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=586511 on 2011-10-26
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
External links
edit- World Register of Marine Species
- "Turbonilla scitula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2011.