Pyramidella hancocki

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Pyramidella hancocki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Family:Pyramidellidae
Genus:Pyramidella
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Pyramidella hancocki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pyramidella
Species:
P. hancocki
Binomial name
Pyramidella hancocki
Strong & Hertlein, 1939
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Description

The length of its seashell is around 8.8 mm and its diameter is around 2.8 mm. Its slender shell is dull brown in color with a distinct sulcus on the periphery.[3] As a member of the Pyramidella genus, it has a conic and elongated shell. Its columella may have one to three folds.[4]

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean, off Panama Bay, where specimens have been dredged at depths of 5 to 16 metres .[3]

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