Pleurotomella itama is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Pleurotomella itama | |
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| Original image of a shell of Pleurotomella itama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Pleurotomella |
| Species: | P. itama
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotomella itama (Melvill, 1906)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella (Pleurotomella) itama Melvill, 1906 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
This little, fusiform shell contains 7-8 whorls, including a three to four ventricose-whorled, beautifully cancellate, ochre-colored protoconch. The whorls of the spire are impressed at the suture and angulate in their middle. The few longitudinal ribs are remarkably incrassate, and are crossed by the spiral lirae, which give a roughened appearance to the whole surface. The aperture is ovate. The outer lip spreads out loosely. The siphonal canal is very short. The columella is simple. The shell is straw-colored to brownish.[2]
Distribution
edit{This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman
References
edit- ^ a b Pleurotomella itama (Melvill, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. Volume: 7 (1906-1907)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.