Pyrgulina tenerrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Pyrgulina tenerrima
Shell of Pyrgulina tenerrima (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pyrgulina
Species:
P. tenerrima
Binomial name
Pyrgulina tenerrima
(Melvill, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) nigraerupis (Saurin, 1959)
  • Odostomia (Pyrgulina) tenerrima Melvill, 1906 (basionym)
  • Pyrgulina (Pyrgulina) tenerrima (Melvill, 1906)
  • Pyrgulina nigraerupis Saurin, 1959
  • Turbonilla hortensia Thiele, 1925

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Vietnam and in the Persian Gulf; also off the Solomon Islands.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyrgulina tenerrima (Melvill, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738890 on 2022-03-20
  • Thiele J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46
  • Saurin, E. 1962. Pyramidellidae du Golfe de Thailande. Annales de la Faculté des Sciences (Saigon) 1961: 231–266, pls. 1–5.
  • Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2017). Deep water Pyramidelloidea from the central and South Pacific. The tribe Chrysallidini. ECIMAT (Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla), Universidade de Vigo. 412 pp.
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