Iolaea scitula

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Iole scitula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Iolaea
Species:
I. scitula
Binomial name
Iolaea scitula
(A. Adams, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Iolea scitula A. Adams, 1860 (preoccupied genus name)
  • Turbonilla scitula (A. Adams, 1860)

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

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Description

The shell size varies between 1.5 mm and 4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off China, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. WoRMS (2011). Iolaea scitula A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=586511 on 2011-10-26