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Syrnola aurantiaca

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Syrnola aurantiaca
Drawing of a shell of Syrnola aurantiaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Syrnola
Species:
S. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Syrnola aurantiaca
Angas, 1867
Synonyms
  • Eulima aurantia Petterd, 1884
  • Pyramidella (Styloptygma) aurantiaca Angas, 1867
  • Styloptygma aurantiaca Angas, 1867 (original combination)
  • Syrnola aurantia (Petterd, 1884) · unaccepted(junior synonym)
  • Syrnola lata Laseron, 1951 (junior synonym)

Syrnola aurantiaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

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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

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This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia. The type specimen was found off Port Jackson.

References

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  • 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
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