Pyramidella hancocki
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Pyramidella hancocki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2011). Strong & Hertlein (1939). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575941 "Pyramidella hancocki".] World Register of Marine Species. 2012-01-12.Keen, M. (1971). Sea shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú. (2nd edit.). Stanford University Press, pp. 1064.
Description
The length of its seashell is around 8.8 mm and its diameter is around 2.8 mm. Its slender shell is dull brown in color with a distinct sulcus on the periphery.{{Cite book |last=Keen |first=Myra |url=https://archive.org/details/seashellsoftropi0000keen/page/768/mode/2up |title=Sea shells of tropical west America; marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru |publisher=Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press |year=1971 |page=768 |chapter=1876. Pyramidella (Pyramidella) hancocki}} As a member of the Pyramidella genus, it has a conic and elongated shell. Its columella may have one to three folds.{{Cite book |last=Keen |first=Myra |url=https://archive.org/details/seashellsoftropi0000keen/page/766/mode/2up |title=Sea shells of tropical west America; marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru |publisher=Stanford, Calif., Stanford University Press |year=1971 |page=767 |chapter=Genus Pyramydella Lamarck, 1799}}
Distribution
This species is found in the Pacific Ocean, off Panama Bay, where specimens have been dredged at depths of 5 to 16 metres .
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External links
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575941 World Register of Marine Species]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=2|id=11832|title=Pyramidella hancocki|access-date=7 February 2012}}
- [https://archive.org/details/seashellsoftropi0000keen/page/768/mode/2up Keen, M. (1971). Sea shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú. Stanford University Press]{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1939
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