Odostomia electa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Odostomia electa
Drawing of Odostomia electa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Odostomia
Species:
O. electa
Binomial name
Odostomia electa
Jeffreys, 1883[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Brachystomia electa (Jeffreys, 1883)
  • Eulimella electa Jeffreys, 1883
  • Liostomia electa (Jeffreys, 1883)

Odostomia electa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

The shell grows to a length of 2.1 mm. The thin shell is nearly transparent, glossy, with microscopical growth lines. There are four, rather swollen whorls with a deep suture. The umbilicus is small and narrow. The columella has a superior, small, sunken tooth.[4]

Distribution

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI