Odostomia hagemeisteri
species of mollusc
Odostomia hagemeisteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Abbott (1974) considers this species a synonym of Odostomia tenuisculpta Carpenter, 1864
Description
The small shell measures 4.4 mm. Iti is elongate ovate, yellowish white. The nuclear whorls are small, almost completely immersed in the first of the succeeding turns. The five post-nuclear whorls moderately well rounded, with rounded summits. They are marked by retractive lines of growth and many fine, closely placed spiral striations. The sutures are well impressed. The periphery of body whorl are well rounded. The base of the shell is well rounded, marked like the spire. The aperture is ovate.
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