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Oscilla tornata

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Oscilla tornata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Oscilla
Species:
O. tornata
Binomial name
Oscilla tornata
Synonyms[2]
  • Odostomia tornata A. E. Verrill, 1884 (basionym)

Oscilla tornata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

Description

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The length of the shell measures 3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Verrill, A. E. 1884. Second catalogue of Mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep-sea species, with notes on others previously recorded. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 139-294, pls. 28-32.
  2. ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Oscilla tornata (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467498 on 2012-01-12
  3. ^ Malacolog - Western Atlantic gastropod database.
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