Pleurotomella allisoni explained

Pleurotomella allisoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

Description

The length (incomplete) of the shell attains 17.6 mm, its diameter 6.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on Mid-Pacific Seamounts between the Marshall Islands and Hawaii at depths between 1582 m and 1617 m.

References

• Rehder H. A. & Ladd H. S. (1973) Deep and shallow-water mollusks from the Central Pacific. Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Sendai, ser. 2 (Geology) Special vol. 6 (Hatai Memorial Volume): 37-49, pl. 3. [25 February 1973] page(s): 46]

External links

• Gastropods.com: Pleurotomella allisoni
• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pleurotomella allisoni Rehder & Ladd, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719673 on 2019-08-28