Kongsrudia gruveli
| Kongsrudia gruveli | |
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| Shell of Kongsrudia gruveli (lectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Kongsrudia |
| Species: | K. gruveli
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| Binomial name | |
| Kongsrudia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910)
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Kongsrudia gruveli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 4 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Senegal.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2010). Kongsrudia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535977 on 2011-10-26
- ^ Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010) Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa 2657:1–17.
- Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010). Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa. 2657:1–17
External links
[edit]- Dautzenberg P. (1910). Contribution à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique occidentale. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 64: 47-228, pls 1-4
- Dautzenberg, P. (1912). Mission Gruvel sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910): Mollusques marins. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris (Nouvelle Série). 5(3): 1-111, pl. 1-3.
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species