Syrnola aurantia (Petterd 1884)

Syrnola aurantiaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Description

The rather thin, shining shell has a fulvous orange color, with a pale band at the suture. It is darker on the lower whorls, fading into white towards the apex. Its length measures 6 mm. The teleoconch contains eight whorls that are finely transversely striated. The fold of the lip is very small and rudimentary.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia. The type specimen was found off Port Jackson.

References

• Iredale, T. & McMichael, D. F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. The Australian Museum, Sydney, Memoir. 11 : 1-185