Elaeocyma arenensis

Elaeocyma arenensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Elaeocyma
Species: E. arenensis
Binomial name
Elaeocyma arenensis
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) arenensis Parker, 1964
  • Cymatosyrinx arenensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951
  • Cymatosyrinx (Elaeocyma) arenensis Abbott, 1974 (basionym)

Elaeocyma arenensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico

References

  1. ^ Hertlein, L.G. & Strong, A.M. (1951) Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XLIII. Mollusks from the west coast of Mexico and Central America. Part X. Zoologica, 36, 67–120, 11 pls.
  2. ^ a b Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433618 on 20 October 2011.