Tiberia nitidula

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

Tiberia nitidula
Drawing of a Tiberia nitidula shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Tiberia
Species:
T. nitidula
Binomial name
Tiberia nitidula
(A. Adams, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Obeliscus nitidula (A. Adams, 1860)
  • Pyramidella nitidula (A. Adams, 1860)
  • Syrnola nitidula A. Adams, 1860 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell measures 7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and Puerto Rico at a depth of 713 m.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Tiberia nitidula (A. Adams, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=739738 on 2015-04-18
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.


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