Pleurotomella itama
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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|taxon =Pleurotomella itama
|image = Pleurotomella itama 001.jpg
|image_caption = Original image of a shell of Pleurotomella itama
|authority = (Melvill, 1906)
|synonyms = Daphnella (Pleurotomella) itama Melvill, 1906
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Pleurotomella itama is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.{{WRMS species|434678|Pleurotomella itama (Melvill, 1906)||5 April 2010}}
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
This little, fusiform shell contains 7-8 whorls, including a three to four ventricose-whorled, beautifully cancellate, ochre-colored protoconch. The whorls of the spire are impressed at the suture and angulate in their middle. The few longitudinal ribs are remarkably incrassate, and are crossed by the spiral lirae, which give a roughened appearance to the whole surface. The aperture is ovate. The outer lip spreads out loosely. The siphonal canal is very short. The columella is simple. The shell is straw-colored to brownish.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797513#page/109/mode/1up Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. Volume: 7 (1906-1907)] {{PD-notice}}
Distribution
{This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman
References
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External links
- {{cite journal | last1 = Tucker | first1 = J.K. | year = 2004 | title = Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) | url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf | format = PDF | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 682 | pages = 1–1295 }}
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