- Source: Kongsrudia gruveli
Kongsrudia gruveli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Etymology
The snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel
Description
The length of the shell attains 4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Senegal.
References
Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010). Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa. 2657:1–17
External links
Dautzenberg P. (1910). Contribution à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique occidentale. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 64: 47-228, pls 1-4
Dautzenberg, P. (1912). Mission Gruvel sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910): Mollusques marins. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris (Nouvelle Série). 5(3): 1-111, pl. 1-3.
Encyclopedia of Life
World Register of Marine Species
