Zebinella elegantula
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| Zebinella elegantula | |
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| Shell of Zebinella elegantula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Zebinella |
| Species: | Z. elegantula |
| Binomial name | |
| Zebinella elegantula (Angas, 1880) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Zebinella elegantula is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
(Original description) The white shell is elongately pyramidal and moderately solid. The shell consists of eight whorls, slightly convex, longitudinally, closely and regularly finely plicate. The interstices (especially on the body whorl) are crossed by fine lirae. The sutures are distinct. The aperture is subovate. The outer lip is thickened and slightly sinuous at the base of the columella.[2]