Scissurella costata [Scissurella costata]
Description
Scissurella costata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Scissurellidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean off Japan. The species is characterized by a shell with distinct axial ribs, a narrow umbilicus, and a large, ovate aperture.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
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| Family |
Slit limpets
Scissurellidae
|
| Genus |
Scissurella
Scissurella
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