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]
| Pyramidella terebelloides | |
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| A shell of Pyramidella terebelloides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Pyramidella |
| Species: | P. terebelloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyramidella terebelloides (A. Adams, 1855)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Obeliscus terebelloides A. Adams, 1855 (basionym) | |
Description
editThe 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
editThis marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Red Sea
- Tanzania
- South Africa
- the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 300; 1889