Kermia pumila (Mighels 1845)

Kermia pumila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.^[1]

It was assigned to Kermia by Zhang, 1995.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 6 mm.

The shell is pinkish white, with an orange-brown band near the sutures, and a broader one below the middle of the body whorl.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution. It occurs off Polynesia; Hawaii; Fiji; Okinawa; Mascarenes, Seychelles, North KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

• Deshayes, G. P., 1863 Catalogue des mollusques de l‛Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon). In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion (Bourbon), p. 144 p, 14 pls
• Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells.
• Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.