Nannodiella oxia, common name the glassy dwarf turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clathurellidae.[1][2]

Nannodiella oxia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Nannodiella
Species:
N. oxia
Binomial name
Nannodiella oxia
(Bush, 1885)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangilia oxia Bush, 1885
  • Nannodiella melanitica oxia (f) (Bush, K.J., 1885)

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nannodiella oxia (Bush, 1885). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
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