Longchaeus suturalis

Longchaeus suturalis, common name the crenulated pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1][2]

Crenulated pyram
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Longchaeus
Species:	L. suturalis
Binomial name
Longchaeus suturalis (H. C. Lea, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
Pyramidella crenulata (Holmes, 1859) Pyramidella suturalis Lea, H.C., 1846 (basionym)

Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

• Gulf of Mexico (Virgin Islands)
• the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and Colombia
• the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina