Folinella moolenbeeki explained

Folinella moolenbeeki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 2 mm and 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania.

References

• Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1998). La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) en África Occidental. 3. El género Chrysallida s.l. Iberus, suppl. 4 : 1-73

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2010). Folinella moolenbeeki van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458510 on 2011-10-26