Herviera gliriella

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Herviera gliriella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Herviera
Species:
H. gliriella
Binomial name
Herviera gliriella
(Melvill & Standen, 1896)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pyrgulina gliriellaMelvill & Standen, 1896

Herviera gliriella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]

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Description

The ovate shell is light brown with darker brown color at the apex and at the base. Its length measures 2.5 mm. The five whorls of the teleoconch show prominent axial ribs that increase gradually in size at the transition between the protoconch and teleoconch. The live animal is cream-colored with white flecks. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in shallow waters (less than 200 m deep) in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and also in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, off Hawaii and off the Galapagos Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Herviera gliriella (Melvill & Standen, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588333 on 2011-11-29
  2. Sea Slugs of Hawaii: Herviera gliriella