The family Pyramidellidae contains a number of species of gastropod molluscs of similar structure and mode of life. The shell is calcareous and spirally wound and may be closed by an operculum. The foot bears a transverse fold anteriorly, the mentum (Fig. 1, MT), separating the opening of the penial sheath (PO) below from the mouth (M) above. It has a lateral glandular streak on each side (Fig. 2), presumably sensory. The head has ear-shaped tentacles (Fig. 1, T), richly innervated and with cilia setting up a strong water current, so that they constitute a powerful sensory mechanism. The eyes (E) lie between the tentacles.
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