Pleurotomella evadne explained

Pleurotomella evadne is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.55 mm.

The white, rather stout shell is small, reduced in length and rounded out. It contains six whorls. The protoconch is smooth and globose. The subsequent whorls are impressed at the suture. They are swollen and show oblique, wide ribs with about 18 on the body whorl. There are only a few spiral lirae. These are undeveloped. The quadrate interstices are depressed. The outer lip is thin, simple. The aperture is oblong and white on its interior. The siphonal canal is short. [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Persian Gulf and in the Gulf of Oman.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/52423#page/310/mode/1up Melvill, James Cosmo. "Descriptions of thirty-three new species of Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea." Journal of Molluscan Studies 10.3 (1912): 240-254