Menestho albula
| Menestho albula | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Menestho albula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Menestho |
| Species: | M. albula
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| Binomial name | |
| Menestho albula (Fabricius, 1780)
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| Synonyms | |
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Eulimella (Menestho) albula Möller, 1842 | |
Menestho albula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams, and their allies.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Description[edit]
The species' shell size varies between 4 mm and 9 mm. The white shell has a corpulent shape. The whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with numerous spiral lines.[7]
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Cobscook Bay
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Gulf of Maine
- North West Atlantic (from Labrador to Greenland)
Notes[edit]
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Distribution: Greenland to Cobscook Bay
- Habitat: infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gofas, S. (2011). Menestho albula (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140969 on 2011-10-26
- ^ ITIS database
- ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- ^ Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
- ^ Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
- ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 344; 1889
External links[edit]
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
- To CLEMAM
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Menestho albula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.