Odostomia turrita
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| Odostomia turrita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. turrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia turrita Hanley, 1844[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Odostomia nana Jeffreys, 1884[2] | |
Odostomia turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[3][4][5][6]
The shell grows to a length of 2 mm – 3.5 mm. The shell is solid, semitransparent, and glossy. Its color is yellowish white or whitish, with a dark border below the suture The teleoconch contains 5–6 whorls. It is microscopically spirally striate. The periphery is obtusely keeled. The suture is narrow but distinct. There is no umbilicus. The columellar tooth is small, not prominent.[7]
