Moelleria costulata
Species of gastropod
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Moelleria costulata, common name the ribbed moelleria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[2]
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| Moelleria costulata | |
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| Moelleria costulata shell | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Colloniidae |
| Genus: | Moelleria |
| Species: | M. costulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Moelleria costulata | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 0.5 mm and 2.6 mm. The shell is ribbed longitudinally.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in circum-Arctic waters, off Alaska, in European waters, the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and down south to Morocco.