Megastomia conoidea

Megastomia conoidea
	Megastomia conoidea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Megastomia
Species:	M. conoidea
Binomial name
	Megastomia conoidea; (Brocchi, 1814)
Synonyms
	Eulima monodon Requien, 1848; Odostomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1814); Odostomia var. australis Jeffreys, J.G., 1867; Odostomia eulimoides Jeffreys, J.G., 1847; Odostomia nagli Brusina, S., 1865; Odostomia plica Cantraine, F.J., 1842; Odostomia sicula Philippi, R.A., 1851; Odostomia sulcifera Smith, E.A., 1872; Odostomia tenuis Jeffreys, 1884; Odostomia (Megastomia) boteroi Schander, C., 1994; Odostomia (Megastomia) corimbensis Schander, C., 1994; Odostomia (Megastomia) gilsoni Dautzenberg, Ph., 1912; Odostomia (Megastomia) polita Bivona-Bernardi, A., 1832; Odostomia (Odostomia) plicata Fleming, C.A.; Ovatella polita Bivona Ant., 1832 (dubious synonym); Rissoa polita Scacchi, 1836; Turbo conoideus Brocchi, 1814;

Megastomia conoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]^[2]

Description

The shell size varies between 2.5 mm and 7 mm. The white shell is solid, polished and with microscopic growth lines. The periphery is more or less distinctly keeled or angulated, with an impressed spiral line. There are eight, nearly flat whorls. The umbilicus is small and deep. The columellar tooth is strong and prominent. The interior of the outer lip is ridged, terminating in small tubercles within the mouth.^[3]

(Description of Odostomia sicula) The white shell is solid and polished. Its length measures 6.25 mm. The eight whorls of the teleoconch are nearly flat. They are marked with microscopic growth lines. The periphery of the shell is more or less distinctly keeled or angulated. The shell shows an impressed spiral line. The small umbilicus goes deep. The columellar tooth is strong and prominent. The interior of the lip is ridged, terminating in small tubercles within the aperture.

G.W. Tryon (1889) considered it a synonym of Odostomia conoidea Brocchi.^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

Angola
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Archipelago
the Atlantic Ocean (Norway to West Africa, Senegal, Angola)
São Tomé and Príncipe Archipelagos
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
Mediterranean Sea

References

^ ^a ^b Megastomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2019.
^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 349-350; 1889
^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 349-350; 1889

Philippi, Zeitsch. fur Malac., p. 88, 1852.
Requien E. (1848). Catalogue des Coquilles de l'Île de Corse. Seguin, Avignon v-xii, 13-109
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda

External links

Encyclopedia of Life
ITIS
GenBank
World Register of Marine Species
"Odostomia (Megastomia) conoidea conoidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

[WoRMS-1] Megastomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2019.

[2] Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

[3] G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 349-350; 1889

[4] G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 349-350; 1889

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