Otopleura nitida | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Otopleura nitida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Pyramidellidae |
Genus: | Otopleura |
Species: | O. nitida |
Binomial name | |
Otopleura nitida (A. Adams, 1855) | |
Synonyms | |
Pyramidella (Otopleura) nitida A. Adams, 1855 (basionym) Contents |
Otopleura nitida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]
The oval shell is shining, white, sometimes marbled with pale chestnut. The sculpture is longitudinally flatly ribbed. The interstices are pitted. The length varies between 7.5 mm and 13 mm. [2]
This marine species occurs off La Réunion, the Philippines, French Polynesia, Japan and in the South China Sea.
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