Kongsrudia gruveli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2010). Kongsrudia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535977 on 2011-10-26
Etymology The snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel.Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010) Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa 2657:1–17.
Description
The length of the shell attains 4 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Senegal.
References
Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010). Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa. 2657:1–17
External links Dautzenberg P. (1910). Contribution à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique occidentale. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 64: 47-228, pls 1-4 Dautzenberg, P. (1912). Mission Gruvel sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910): Mollusques marins. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris (Nouvelle Série). 5(3): 1-111, pl. 1-3. Encyclopedia of Life World Register of Marine Species