Pleurotomella formosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.
The thin, opaque shell is, dark-colored. The sculpture is variable, the longitudinal varying from striae to ribs, sometimes nodulous. The suture is deep, with a sloping infrasutural groove. The sinus is remarkably deep and broad. [2]
This marine species was found at bathyal depths off the Faroes in the North Atlantic Ocean.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Pleurotomella formosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
