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Pyramidella ava

Pyramidella ava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Pyramidella ava
Drawing of a shell of Pyramidella ava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pyramidella
Species:
P. ava
Binomial name
Pyramidella ava
Bartsch, 19261

Pyramidella ava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.23

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Ecuador.

References

References

  1. P. Bartsch (1926), Additional new mollusks from Santa Elena Bay, Ecuador; Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 69(2646): 1-20, 3 pls
  2. WoRMS (2011). Pyramidella ava Bartsch, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575936 on 2012-01-12
  3. Keen M. (1971). Sea shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú. (2nd edit.). Stanford University Press pp. 1064
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