Eulimella cerullii
| Eulimella cerullii | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella cerullii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. cerullii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella cerullii (Cossmann, 1916) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eulimella cerullii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 7 mm. The thin, semitransparent, white shell is very glossy. The teleoconch contains ten whorls that are flattened and with a slight suture. The columella has a small, tooth-like thickening. [4]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
- Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone : Madeira (at a depth of 1100 m) [5]
- Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
- the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa.
References
- 1 2 3 Gofas, S. (2010). Eulimella cerullii (Cossmann, 1916). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140947 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. [5 June 1997]
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 341; 1889 (described as Eulimella praelonga)
- ↑ 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 cerullii | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4812297 |
| WoRMS | 140947 |
- Gastropods.com: Eulimella cerullii; retrieved: 12 November 2011
- To CLEMAM
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
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