Odostomia metcalfei explained

Odostomia metcalfei, common name Metcalfe's pyramid shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell of this ectoparasite reaches 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs subtidally off Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.

References

• Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1900. On some new species of Victorian mollusca, No 4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 13(1): 131-138, pls 20-21
• Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1900. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part IV. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 13(1): 139-156
• May, W.L. 1921. A Checklist of the Mollusca of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania : Government Printer 114 pp.
• May, W.L. 1923. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
• Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1932. South Australian shells (including descriptions of new genera and species). Part 6. South Australian Naturalist 14(1): 16-44
• Cotton, B.C. 1959. Chapter 5. South Australian Gastropoda. Marine, Estuarine, land and Freshwater. pp. 332–448 in Cotton, B.C. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp.
• Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp.
• Grove, S.J., Kershaw, R.C., Smith, B.J. & Turner, E. 2006. A Systematic List of the Marine Molluscs of Tasmania. Launceston, Tasmania : Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery 120 pp.

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Odostomia metcalfei. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=722631 on 2015-04-16