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Megastomia zijpi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Megastomia
Species:	M. zijpi
Binomial name
Megastomia zijpi (van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998)
Synonyms
Odostomia (Megastomia) zijpi van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 1998

Megastomia zijpi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.8 mm and 2.1 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania.

References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Megastomia zijpi (van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 1998). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762006 on 2015-12-13

• Peñas A. & Rolán E., 1999. La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa Occidental. 4. los géneros Megastomia, Odostomia, Noemiamea y Syrnola. Iberus, suplemento 5: 1-150

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

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