Pyrgiscus rufus
Species of gastropod
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Pyrgiscus rufus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]
| Pyrgiscus rufus | |
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| A shell of Pyrgiscus rufus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgiscus |
| Species: | P. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgiscus rufus (Philippi, 1836) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
Whether this species is distinct from Pyrgiscus crenatus (Brown, 1827) is controversial. Both are tentatively distinguished by Reñas & Rolán in Gofas et al. (2011) and by Giannuzzi-Saveli et al. (2014).[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 5 mm-9 mm. Shell: Elongated shell with 14 or less whorls., Reddish shell . Sculpture c. 20 slightly opisthocline axial ribs, with wide interspaces. Whorls are evenly rounded, tending to flat. The body is a clear pale-azure color, with irregularly spaced snow-white flakes.[4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea. Watson's record from Puerto Rico is probably not the same species.[5]
