Cossmannica jacksonensis | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Cossmannica jacksonensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Cossmannica |
Species: | C. jacksonensis |
Binomial name | |
Cossmannica jacksonensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1906) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Cossmannica jacksonensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This species is one of many other species known to exist within the genus, Cossmannica . [2]
The length of the shell measures approximately 6.1 mm. The teleoconch contains eight whorls. [3]
This marine species occurs off the coasts of Queensland, Australia, within the Great Barrier Reef and other various marine areas nearby.
Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micromolluscs.
Turbonillinae is a subfamily of mostly minute parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Limaria, the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.
Babella is a genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae within the tribe Chrysallidini.
Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails.
Menestho is a genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks.
Pyramidella is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Pyramidellinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Cerodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Compsodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Inodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
Aforia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Glyphostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
Kurtzia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Kurtziella is a genus of small, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae. Prior to a 2011 genetic revision, the genus used to be included in the family Conidae.
Propebela is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Aartsenia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Egilina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Syrnola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Cossmannica aciculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Cossmannica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.