Eulimella arabica
| Eulimella arabica | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella arabica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. arabica |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella arabica Issel, 1869 | |
Eulimella arabica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
Description
The whitish shell has a narrow yellowish band. Its length measures 5 mm. It is shining and translucent. It is very minutely decussated. The 12-13 whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is impressed and shows a margin.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2011). Eulimella arabica Issel, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565709 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 341; 1889
External links
| External identifiers for Eulimella arabica | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 565709 |
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