Peasiella isseli explained

Peasiella isseli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter also 4 mm. The small, imperforate, greenish shell has a conoid shape. It contains minute, transverse striae. The apex is obtuse. The 4 whorls increase slowly in size. They are slightly convex and have a distinct suture. The body whorl takes up half of the total length. Its base is angulated and shows on its lower parts four concentric ribs. The oblique aperture is subcircular.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea on coral reefs.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Peasiella isseli (Issel, 1869) . 2023-07-14 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
  2. https://archive.org/details/malacologiadelma00isse Issel A. (1869), Malacologia del Mar Rosso : ricerche zoologiche e paleontologiche / di Arturo Issel ; memoria letta al congresso dei Naturalisti Italiani in Vicenza nel 1868