Ondina obliqua

Ondina obliqua
	Drawing of a shell of Ondina obliqua
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Ondina
Species:	O. obliqua
Binomial name
	Ondina obliqua; (Alder, 1844)
Synonyms
	Evalea obliqua Monterosato, T.A. de M. di, 1878; Odostomia obliqua Alder, 1844 (basionym);

Ondina obliqua is a rare species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[2]^[3]

Description[edit]

The shell reaches a length of 2.5 mm to 5 mm. The very thin, whitish shell has a transparent, glossy appearance. It has a typical intorted protoconch. The teleoconch contains five whorls, marked with fine, close spiral striae, becoming coarser on the base. The suture is deep and oblique. The outer lip is flexuous, retreating, sinuated above. It is smooth within. The columellar tooth shows only a slight obscure fold. There is no umbilicus or a very small umbilical chink.^[4]

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the following locations:^[2]

European waters (from South Scandinavia to the Bay of Biscay)
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean : Madeira., Canary Islands

References[edit]

^ Alder J., 1844 : Descriptions of some new British species of Rissoa and Odostomia, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13: 323-328, pl. 8
^ ^a ^b ^c Gofas, S. (2011). Ondina obliqua (Alder, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141036 on 2012-01-12
^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 350; 1886

Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148–198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp.
van Aartsen J. J., 1987 : European Pyramidellidae: III. Odostomia and Ondina, Bollettino Malacologico, 23 (1-4): 1-34

External links[edit]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To World Register of Marine Species
"Ondina obliqua". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

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[1] Alder J., 1844 : Descriptions of some new British species of Rissoa and Odostomia, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13: 323-328, pl. 8

[WoRMS-2] Gofas, S. (2011). Ondina obliqua (Alder, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141036 on 2012-01-12

[3] Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

[4] G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 350; 1886

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