Odostomia striata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae (the pyrams and their allies).
Taxonomy and Description
The species was originally described as Aclis striata by American zoologist Addison Emery Verrill in 1880, based on specimens collected from shallow waters in the Bay of Fundy and deeper waters off Newport, Rhode Island. It is currently accepted as Odostomia striata (A. E. Verrill, 1880). The species is known by the common name "striate aclis."
Distribution
Odostomia striata occurs in the North West Atlantic region, including the Gulf of Maine, Cobscook Bay, and waters off the United States.
Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Family: Pyramidellidae
- Genus: Odostomia
- Species: Odostomia striata
