Oscilla aquilonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
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| Shell of Oscilla aquilonia (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Oscilla |
| Species: | O. aquilonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Oscilla aquilonia Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008[1]
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Description
editThe length of the shell measures 1.2 mm
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, at depths between 64 m and 72 m.
References
edit- ^ Pimenta, Santos & Absalao (2008). The Veliger 50 (3) : 171-184. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Oscilla aquilonia Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458146 on 2012-01-12
- Pimenta, A. D., F. N. Santos and R. S. Absalao. 2008. Review of the genera Ividia, Folinella, Oscilla, Pseudoscilla, Tryptichus [sic] and Peristichia (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae) from Brazil, with descriptions of four new species. Veliger 50: 171-184
External links
edit- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Oscilla aquilonis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 January 2012.