Granigyra tenera

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Granigyra tenera
Granigyra tenera (10.5852-ejt.2021.785.1605) Figure 15 (cropped).png
Shell of Granigyra tenera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea (unassigned)
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Species:
G. tenera
Binomial name
Granigyra tenera
(Jeffreys, 1883)
Synonyms

Cyclostrema teneraJeffreys 1883

Granigyra tenera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea. [1]

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Description

The shell grows to a height of 1.8 mm. The thin shell is narrowly umbilicated. It is semitransparent, lustreless, with nearly microscopic spiral stride, which are wanting on the base and replaced by a rugose or fretted appearance. The color of the shell is pale yellowish white, with a faint greenish tinge. The four whorls are convex. The suture is very deep. The aperture is circular. The thin peristome is slightly expanded. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal.

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