Menestho albula
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Menestho albula 001.png
| image_caption = Drawing of a shell of Menestho albula
| taxon = Menestho albula
| authority = (Fabricius, 1780)
| synonyms_ref =
| synonyms = Eulimella (Menestho) albula Möller, 1842
}}
Menestho albula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams, and their allies.Gofas, S. (2011). Menestho albula (Fabricius, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140969 on 2011-10-26ITIS databaseGofas, 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. 180-213Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
Description
The species' shell size varies between 4 mm and 9 mm. The white shell has a corpulent shape. The whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with numerous spiral lines.[https://archive.org/stream/manualconch08tryorich#page/n5/mode/2up Manual of Conchology vol. VIII], G.W. Tryon, p. 344; 1889
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External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Menestho+albula Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)]
- [https://archive.today/20130106202859/http://www.somali.asso.fr/clemam/biotaxis.php?X=18369&header=1 CLEMAM]
- [http://www.eol.org/pages/597008 Encyclopedia of Life]
- [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=567887 ITIS]
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140969 World Register of Marine Species]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=2|id=25572|title=Menestho albula|access-date=7 November 2011}}
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