Pseudosimnia (Diminovula) frumentum
(Sowerby,
1828) (Sea Snail)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
Description
Size: Upto 5 mm in length
Color: Pink to purple with a transverse zone at the hump.
Shell minute, fusiform with produced extremities; aperture narrow, dilated anteriorly; outer lip rather angulated and flattened with conspicuous teeth extending on to the margin; columella smooth and angulated at the margin, fistula steep, concave and crenate; dorsum humped at posterior half with a keel; sculptured with close set transverse striae at both the ends leaving a smooth central part.
Size: Upto 5 mm in length
Color: Pink to purple with a transverse zone at the hump.
Shell minute, fusiform with produced extremities; aperture narrow, dilated anteriorly; outer lip rather angulated and flattened with conspicuous teeth extending on to the margin; columella smooth and angulated at the margin, fistula steep, concave and crenate; dorsum humped at posterior half with a keel; sculptured with close set transverse striae at both the ends leaving a smooth central part.
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Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• INDIA
• INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Subba Rao, NV (2003) Indian seashells Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1) 416 pp Available at - NCL, Pune
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
Page last updated on:2012-08-23
