Ondina vitrea

Ondina vitrea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Ondina vitrea
Drawing of a shell of Ondina vitrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Ondina
Species:
O. vitrea
Binomial name
Ondina vitrea
(Brusina, 1866)
Synonyms[1]
  • Evalea exigua F. Nordsieck, 1972
  • Evalea spiridionae F. Nordsieck, 1972

Description

The length of shell varies between 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm. The white shell is pellucid. The sculpture is decussated by microscopic striae. The teleoconch contains seven convex whorls. The suture is submargined. The columella is obliquely uniplicate.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

References
  1. Gofas, S. (2010). Ondina vitrea (Brusina, 1866). 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=141038 on 2012-01-12
  2. 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
  3. G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 350; 1886
  • 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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