Eulimella scillae
| Eulimella scillae | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella scillae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. scillae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eulimella scillae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4]
Description
The white shell is rather solid and polished. Its length measures 9 mm. The teleoconch contains 11 to 12 flatly convex whorls. The last whorls are subangulated on the periphery.[5]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1] at depths between 99 m and 200 m [6]
- Azores
- Canary Islands
- Cape Verdes
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
- Madeira
- North Europe
- Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
- Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
- United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
- Mauritania
References
- 1 2 3 Gofas, S. (2011). Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140953 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; de Bruyne, R.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom pp.
- ↑ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- ↑ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology vol. VIII; p. 339
- ↑ J.J. van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & J. Goud, Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 2)
External links
| External identifiers for Eulimella scillae | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 4812264 |
| WoRMS | 140953 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
- To CLEMAM
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To Marine Species Identification Portal
- To World Register of Marine Species
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