Odostomia americana

Species of gastropod

Odostomia americana

Apertural view of the shell of Odostomia americana
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Family:  | Pyramidellidae
Genus:  | Odostomia
Species:  |

O. americana

Binomial name
Odostomia americana

Dall & Bartsch, 1904

Synonyms

Odostomia (Evalina) americana Dall & Bartsch, 1904

Odostomia americana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

## Description

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The milk-white shell is elongate-conic. Its length measures 2.9 mm. The whorls of the protoconch are quite large, at least two about three-fourths obliquely immersed. The five whorls of the teleoconch are rather broad between the sutures, well rounded, faintly shouldered at the summit, ornamented with depressed, rounded, rather broad axial ribs, about 19 of which occur upon the second, 20 on the third, and 18 upon the penultimate whorl. The ribs are best developed near the summits of the whorls and scarcely extend to the periphery. The spiral lirations are low, rounded, subequal, about 12 occur between the sutures upon the third and the penultimate whorls. These spiral lirations like the axial ribs appear strongest near the summits of the whorls. The periphery and the base of the body whorl are well rounded, the latter ornamented by about eleven lirations, which are similar in character to those between the sutures but much less strongly expressed. The aperture is rather broad, suboval, somewhat effuse anteriorly. The posterior angle is acute. The outer lip is thin. The columella is somewhat curved, strongly revolute anteriorly and having a weak oblique fold at its insertion.[3]

## Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California.

## References

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1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Odostomia americana Dall & Bartsch, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581093 on 2011-10-26
2. ^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
3. ^ "A Monograph of West American Pyramidellid Mollusks", William Healy Dall and Paul Bartsch, Smithsonian Institution, 1909

## External links

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* World Register of Marine Species

Taxon identifiers

Odostomia americana|

* Wikidata: Q3171201
* CoL: 48SND
* GBIF: 5191883
* IRMNG: 10242761
* ITIS: 75524
* Open Tree of Life: 2878277
* SeaLifeBase: 6424
* WoRMS: 581093