Elaeocyma

Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Species within the genus Elaeocyma include:

• Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971^[3]
• Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)^[4]
• Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899)^[5]
• Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971^[6]
• Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969^[7]
• Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834)^[8]

Species brought into synonymy

• Elaeocyma abdera Dall, 1919 : synonym of Crassispira abdera (Dall, 1919)
• Elaeocyma acapulcana Lowe, 1935 : synonym of Drillia acapulcana (Lowe, 1935)
• Elaeocyma aegina Dall, 1919 : synonym of Calliclava aegina (Dall, 1919)
• Elaeocyma aerope Dall, 1919 : synonym of Drillia aerope (Dall, 1919)
• Elaeocyma arbela Dall, 1919 : synonym of Cymatosyrinx arbela (Dall, 1919)
• Elaeocyma craneana Hertlein & Strong, 1951 : synonym of Calliclava craneana (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
• Elaeocyma halocydne Dall, 1919 : synonym of Kylix halocydne (Dall, 1919)
• Elaeocyma ianthe Dall, 1919 : synonym of Kylix ianthe (Dall, 1919)
• Elaeocyma salvadorica Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of Clathrodrillia salvadorica (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also includes the following names in current use : ^[9]

• † Elaeocyma benten (Yokoyama, 1920)
• Elaeocyma glabriuscula glabriuscula (Yokoyama, 1922)
• Elaeocyma glabriuscula brevis (Yokoyama, 1922)

The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue : ^[10]

• Elaeocyma attalia Dall, 1919
• Elaeocyma baileyi Berry, 1969
• Elaeocyma clavata (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834)
• † Elaeocyma chinenensis MacNeil, 1960 (synonym: Splendrillia chinenensis)
• Elaeocyma impressa Hinds, 1843

References