Ondina scandens

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

Ondina scandens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Ondina
Species:
O. scandens
Binomial name
Ondina scandens
(Monterosato, 1884) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Evalea alleryi F. Nordsieck, 1972
  • Evalea scandens (Monterosato, 1884)
  • Evalea scandens farolita F. Nordsieck, 1972
  • Evalea subulata F. Nordsieck, 1972

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

  • Mediterranean Sea : Greece, Italy, North Africa.

References

  1. Monterosato, Nat. Sicil., 202,, 1885
  2. Gofas, S. (2010). Ondina scandens (Monterosato, 1884). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141037 on 2012-01-12
  3. Gofas, 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. 180-213
  • Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148–198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp.


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