Otopleura nitida
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| Otopleura nitida | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Otopleura nitida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Otopleura |
| Species: | O. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Otopleura nitida (A. Adams, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyramidella (Otopleura) nitida A. Adams, 1855 (basionym) | |
Otopleura nitida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
The oval shell is shining, white, sometimes marbled with pale chestnut. The sculpture is longitudinally flatly ribbed. The interstices are pitted. The length varies between 7.5 mm and 13 mm.[2]
