Syrnola aurantiaca

Syrnola aurantiaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Syrnola aurantiaca
Drawing of a shell of Syrnola aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Syrnola
Species:	S. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Syrnola aurantiaca Angas, 1867
Synonyms
Eulima aurantia Petterd, 1884 Pyramidella (Styloptygma) aurantiaca Angas, 1867 Styloptygma aurantiaca Angas, 1867 (original combination) Syrnola aurantia (Petterd, 1884) · unaccepted(junior synonym) Syrnola lata Laseron, 1951 (junior synonym)

Description

The rather thin, shining shell has a fulvous orange color, with a pale band at the suture. It is darker on the lower whorls, fading into white towards the apex. Its length measures 6 mm. The teleoconch contains eight whorls that are finely transversely striated. The fold of the lip is very small and rudimentary.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia. The type specimen was found off Port Jackson.

References

• Iredale, T. & McMichael, D. F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. The Australian Museum, Sydney, Memoir. 11 : 1-185

External links

• Petterd W. F. (1884). Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology. 4(5): 135-145
• Laseron, C. F. (1951). The New South Wales Pyramidellidae and the genus Mathilda. Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (4): 298–334.