Orinella pulchella is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Orinella pulchella
Drawing of a shell of Orinella pulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Orinella
Species:
O. pulchella
Binomial name
Orinella pulchella
(A. Adams, 1854)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Tiberia pulchella (A. Adams, 1854)

Description

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The shell has a polished appearance. It is yellowish white, with a sutural chocolate band, appearing on the periphery of the body whorl. The columella has two plications.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ A. Adams, Sowb. Thes. Conch , iii, p. 808, t. 171, f. 20, 1855,
  2. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Orinella pulchella (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588474 on 2012-01-12
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 301 (described as Pyramidella pulchella)
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  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Tiberia pulchella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  • Ronald G. Noseworthy, Na-Rae Lim, and Kwang-Sik Choi, A Catalogue of the Mollusks of Jeju Island, South Korea; Korean Journal of Malacology, Vol. 23(1): 65-104, June 30, 2007[permanent dead link]