Menestho albula
Species of gastropod
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Menestho albula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams, and their allies.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Menestho albula | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Menestho albula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Menestho |
| Species: | M. albula |
| Binomial name | |
| Menestho albula (Fabricius, 1780) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eulimella (Menestho) albula Möller, 1842 | |
Description
The species' shell size varies between 4 mm and 9 mm. The white shell has a corpulent shape. The whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with numerous spiral lines.[7]
Distribution
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Distribution: Greenland to Cobscook Bay
- Habitat: infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary