Eulimella boydae
| Eulimella boydae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. boydae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella boydae van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000 | |
Eulimella boydae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
The epithet "boydae" refers to Ms S. E. Boyd, curator of Mollusca at the Museum of Victoria, Australia.
Description
The size of the elongated shell varies between 2.8 mm and 3.1 mm. The conical shell lacks a spiral microstructure. The teleoconch consists of eight to nine rather low whorls with a clearly marked horizontal suture.The growthlines vary between orthocline (at right angles to the growth direction) and opisthocline (following the growth direction). The outer lip contains some teeth. An umbilicus is lacking. The columella shows a fold. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Cape Verdes at depths between 74 m and 80 m
References
- 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Eulimella boydae van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224476 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- ↑ 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 boydae | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 10294341 |
| WoRMS | 224476 |
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