Otopleura nitida explained

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

Description

The oval shell is shining, white, sometimes marbled with pale chestnut. The sculpture is longitudinally flatly ribbed. The interstices are pitted. The length varies between 7.5 mm and 13 mm.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off La Réunion, the Philippines, French Polynesia, Japan and in the South China Sea.

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Notes and References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Otopleura nitida (A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588477 on 2012-01-12
  2. https://archive.org/stream/manualconch08tryorich#page/n5/mode/2up G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchologuy vol. VIII p. 305 (described as Pyramidella (Otopleura) nitida)