Simple pyramid shell | |
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Drawing of a shell of Syrnola simplex | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Megastomia |
Species: | M. simplex |
Binomial name | |
Megastomia simplex (Angas, 1871) | |
Synonyms | |
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Megastomia simplex, common name the simple pyramid shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1] [2]
The white, rather solid shell has a smooth appearance. The length of the shell measures 4 millimetres (0.16 in). The teleoconch contains 7½ rather flat whorls . They are a little angulated at the suture. The aperture is lirate within. Its plait is sharp and transverse. [3]
The type specimen of this marine species was found off Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia.
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