Pseudorbis granulum

Pseudorbis granulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Pseudorbis granulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Pseudorbis
Species:
P. granulum
Binomial name
Pseudorbis granulum
(Brugnone, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Archytaea (Pseudorbis) granulum Monterosato, 1884 (family Adeorbidae)
  • Fossarus granulum Brugnone, 1873 (basionym)
  • Vitrinella (Pseudorbis) granulum (Brugnone, 1873) by Thiele, 1929 (family Vitrinellidae)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 0.8 mm and 1.5 mm. The shell is scarcely unibilicated. The aperture is circular. The surface is spirally costate, not cancellated.[2]

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Mediterranean Sea, originally off Sicily and recently off the Alboran Island.

References

  • "Pseudorbis granulum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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