Kongsrudia_approximans

<i>Kongsrudia approximans</i>

Kongsrudia approximans

Species of gastropod

Kongsrudia approximans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References

  1. [1]
    Dautzenberg P. (1912 ["1913") Mission Gruvel sur la cote occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910). Mollusques marins. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique de Monaco 5(3): 1-111, pls 1-3. [December 1912]]. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. [2]
    Bouchet, P. (2010). Kongsrudia approximans (Dautzenberg, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535981 on 2011-10-26
  3. [3]
    Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010) Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa 2657:1–17.


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