Pyramidellidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Order: Heterobranchia [Unassigned]
- Family: Pyramidellidae
Overview
Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840
Common Name: Pyramid Shells
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: The Pyramidellidae have small tightly spiraled shells with a curved tip. Ornamentation may also incude folds in the shell.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Carnivore
HABITAT: Epifaunal
Sources:
Akers, R. E. and T. J. Akers, 1997. Texas Cretaceous Gastropods. Texas Paleontology Series Number 6, Paleontology Section of the Houston Gem and Mineral Society, Houston.
