Pyramidella hancocki
| Pyramidella hancocki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Pyramidella |
| Species: | P. hancocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyramidella hancocki Strong & Hertlein, 1939 | |
Pyramidella hancocki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Panama Bay.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2011). Pyramidella hancocki Strong & Hertlein, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575941 on 2012-01-12
- ↑ Keen M. (1971). Sea shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú. (2nd edit.). Stanford University Press pp. 1064
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Pyramidella hancocki; retrieved: 7 February 2012
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