Hypermastus pusillus

Hypermastus pusillus
Shell of Hypermastus pusillus (original image)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Hypermastus
Species:
H. pusillus
Binomial name
Hypermastus pusillus
Synonyms
  • Eulimella hastata G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
  • Eulima pusilla G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
  • Melanella (melanella) pusilla G.B. Sowerby I, 1834

Hypermastus pusillus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.

Description

(Original description) The shell is straight and subulate in outline, thin and translucent, with a pure white, almost transparent surface. The whorls are only slightly convex. The aperture is elongate-oval in shape and tapers to a point posteriorly.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2014). Hypermastus pusillus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566087 on 2014-12-21
  2. ↑ Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
  3. ↑ Bartsch, P. (1917). "A monograph of west American melanellid mollusks". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 53 (2207): 317. Retrieved 30 August 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.