Syrnola aurantiaca
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| Drawing of a shell of Syrnola aurantiaca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Syrnola |
| Species: | S. aurantiaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Syrnola aurantiaca Angas, 1867
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Syrnola aurantiaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
[edit]The rather thin, shining shell has a fulvous orange color, with a pale band at the suture. It is darker on the lower whorls, fading into white towards the apex. Its length measures 6 mm. The teleoconch contains eight whorls that are finely transversely striated. The fold of the lip is very small and rudimentary.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia. The type specimen was found off Port Jackson.
References
[edit]- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D. F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. The Australian Museum, Sydney, Memoir. 11 : 1-185
External links
[edit]- Petterd W. F. (1884). Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology. 4(5): 135-145
- Laseron, C. F. (1951). The New South Wales Pyramidellidae and the genus Mathilda. Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (4): 298–334.