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

Otopleura nitida
Apertural view of a shell of Otopleura nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Otopleura
Species:
O. nitida
Binomial name
Otopleura nitida
(A. Adams, 1855)
Synonyms

Pyramidella (Otopleura) nitida A. Adams, 1855 (basionym)

Description

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Juvenile

The oval shell is shining, white, sometimes marbled with pale chestnut. The sculpture is longitudinally flatly ribbed. The interstices are pitted. The length varies between 7.5 mm and 13 mm.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off La Réunion, the Philippines, French Polynesia, Japan and in the South China Sea.

References

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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Otopleura nitida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.