Pyramidelloides barbadensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Pyramidelloides.Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533358 on 2013-02-25.
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 1.1 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 100 m. Maximum recorded depth is 216 m.
Taxonomy The species was first described by William H. Dall in 1889 from specimens collected in the Caribbean region, specifically near Barbados, which is reflected in its specific epithet "barbadensis".Dall, W.H. (1889). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast of the United States, from 1877 to 1880"
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External links To World Register of Marine Species