Odostomia laevigata, common name the ovoid odostome, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Odostomia laevigata (d’Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420457 on 2011-11-10Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Description The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm. The thin, oblong shell is whitish, smooth and shining. The sixwhorls are slightly convex with their suture opaquely margined. The columella has a very slight fold.G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 357; 1889]
Distribution This species occurs in the following locations: Aruba Belize Bonaire Caribbean Sea Cayman Islands Colombia Cuba Curaçao Gulf of Mexico Hispaniola Jamaica Lesser Antilles Mexico Panama Puerto Rico Venezuela the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil and Argentina.
References
External links Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) Encyclopedia of Life USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection ITIS World Register of Marine Species