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Kermia pumila

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Kermia pumila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

It was assigned to Kermia by Zhang, 1995.[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 6 mm.

The shell is pinkish white, with an orange-brown band near the sutures, and a broader one below the middle of the body whorl.[3]

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution. It occurs off Polynesia; Hawaii; Fiji; Okinawa; Mascarenes, Seychelles, North KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

  1. ^ a b Kermia pumila (Mighels, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ Zhang Z. 1995. Studies on micromolluscan Turridae of Lütao Islet, Taiwan. Stud Mar Sin. 36:273–296, 5 pls.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l‛Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon), p. 144 p, 14 pls
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells.
  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.

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Kermia pumila: Brief Summary

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Kermia pumila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.

It was assigned to Kermia by Zhang, 1995.

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