Crisilla galvagni

Crisilla galvagni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Crisilla
Species:
C. galvagni
Binomial name
Crisilla galvagni
(Aradas & Maggiore, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alvania pseudocingulata (F. Nordsieck, 1972)
  • Crisilla pseudocingulata (Nordsieck, 1972)
  • Rissoa galvagni Aradas & Maggiore, 1844 (original combination)
  • Setia (Crisillosetia) pseudocingulata Nordsieck, 1972

Crisilla galvagni is a minute marine gastropod (micromollusk) belonging to the family Rissoidae, endemic to the Western Mediterranean Sea

Description

Morphology

  • Shell size: Grows up to approximately 1.4 mm in length—remarkably tiny in scale
  • Shape: Exhibits a conical, elongate structure composed of several whorls, ending in a relatively small aperture.
  • Sculpture: Surface ornamented with fine spiral striae and subtle axial ribs—likely adaptations to its interstitial or subtidal habitat.
  • Coloration: Generally pale or translucent, allowing slight visibility of internal anatomy through the shell wall.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Crisilla galvagni (Aradas & Maggiore, 1844). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730420 on 2015-09-15
  • "Crisilla galvagni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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