Syrnola simplex
| Simple pyramid shell | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Syrnola simplex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Syrnola |
| Species: | S. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Syrnola simplex (Angas, 1871) | |
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Syrnola simplex, common name the simple pyramid shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The white, rather solid shell has a smooth appearance. The length of the shell measures 4 millimetres (0.16 in). The teleoconch contains 7½ rather flat whorls . They are a little angulated at the suture. The aperture is lirate within. Its plait is sharp and transverse.[2]
Distribution
The type specimen of this marine species was found off Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia.
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