Trabecula jeffreysiana explained

Trabecula jeffreysiana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species has been generally cited in the combinations Chrysallida jeffreysiana or Odostomella jeffreysiana but must be restored to its original combination since Trabecula is currently treated as a valid genus.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, the Canary Islands and Mauritania.

References

• Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp.
• van der Linden J. & Eikenboom J.C.A. (1992) On the taxonomy of the Recent species of the genus Chrysallida Carpenter from Europe, the Canary Islands and the Azores. Basteria 56: 3-63.
• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

External links

• CLEMAM
• Encyclopedia of Life

Notes and References

1. 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