Koloonella buijsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Murchisonellidae |
Genus: | Koloonella |
Species: | K. buijsi
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Binomial name | |
Koloonella buijsi (van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000)
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Synonyms | |
Eulimella buijsi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000 (original combination) |
Koloonella buijsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
The epithet "buijsi" refers to Mr J.P. Buijs, a malacologist from The Hague, the Netherlands,
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 3.7 mm. The color of the smooth, slender conical shell varies between whitish to a creamy color. The teleoconch contains 4½ to 5½ slightly convex whorls with a marked suture and without a spiral mocrosculpture. The outerlip has an even structure, lacking teeth, and is smooth on the inside. There is no umbilicus.[3]
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]