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Pseudorbis granulum

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Pseudorbis granulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Pseudorbis
Species:
P. granulum
Binomial name
Pseudorbis granulum
(Brugnone, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Archytaea (Pseudorbis) granulum Monterosato, 1884 (family Adeorbidae)
  • Fossarus granulum Brugnone, 1873 (basionym)
  • Vitrinella (Pseudorbis) granulum (Brugnone, 1873) by Thiele, 1929 (family Vitrinellidae)

Pseudorbis granulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 0.8 mm and 1.5 mm. The shell is scarcely unibilicated. The aperture is circular. The surface is spirally costate, not cancellated.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species is found in the Mediterranean Sea, originally off Sicily and recently off the Alboran Island.

References

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  • "Pseudorbis granulum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.