Odostomia tasmanica, common name the Tasmania pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
| Tasmania pyramid-shell | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Odostomia |
| Species: | O. tasmanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Odostomia tasmanica (Tenison Woods, 1877)
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| Synonyms | |
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Styloptygma tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1877 (basionym) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell measures 2 mm.
Distribution edit
This endemic species occurs in the littoral zone and offshore off Tasmania, the Bass Strait, New South Wales and Victoria.
References edit
- OBIS : Odostomia tasmanica
- CF Laseron, The Family Pyramidellidae (Mollusca) from Northern Australia, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 10(2) 177 - 268