Kongsrudia gruveli

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Kongsrudia gruveli
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Shell of Kongsrudia gruveli (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Kongsrudia
Species:
K. gruveli
Binomial name
Kongsrudia gruveli
(Dautzenberg, 1910)
Synonyms [1]
  • Actaeopyramis gruveliDautzenberg, 1910
  • Chrysallida gruveli(Dautzenberg, 1910)
  • Pyrgulina bavayiDautzenberg, 1912

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

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Etymology

The snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2010). Kongsrudia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535977 on 2011-10-26
  2. Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010) Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa 2657:1–17.