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Pyrgulina densecostata (A. Garrett, 1873)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Allogastropoda »  family Pyramidellidae »  genus Pyrgulina

Scientific synonyms

Chrysallida densecostata A. Garrett, 1873

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Pyrgulina densecostata

Author: Garrett, A.

Taxon in country check-lists*

Oceania: Fiji, Samoa

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Description

Shell small, oblong, thin, subpellucid, somewhat glossy, cinereous ; spire long, gradually tapering from the body whorl, slightly convex in outline, apex subacute ; whorls 7, convex, longitudinally ribbed, ribs small, smooth, closely set, rounded, slightly constricted next the suture; interstices with closely-set transverse impressed stride ; suture deeply impressed ; aperture vertical, ovate, angular above, about one-fourth the length of the shell; peristome thin ; columella callous, arched, and the fold stout.
Length 4 mm.
Garrett, A., 1873. Descriptions of new species of marine shells inhabiting the South Sea Islands.
Author: Jan Delsing

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