Eulimella alia

Eulimella alia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Eulimella
Species: E. alia
Binomial name
Eulimella alia
(Penas & Rolan, 1999)[1]
Synonyms

Odostomia alia Penas & Rolan, 1999 [2]

Eulimella alia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [3]

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Description

The white, shiny, slightly ovoid shell grows to a length of 1.6 mm. The teleoconch contains four smooth, turreted whorls. The body whorl measures ⅔ of the total length of the shell. The growthlines are leaning forward (adapically) with respect to the direction of the cone. Just like Eulimella polita, the aperture has a continous peristome, but, in contrast, has no columellar fold. The outer lip lacks teeth. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Mauritania to the Congo region at a depth of 36 m. [3]

References

  1. ^ Peñas A. & Rolán E., 1999. La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa Occidental. 4. los géneros Megastomia, Odostomia, Noemiamea y Syrnola. Iberus suplemento 5: 1-150.. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2010). Odostomia alia. 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=458097 on 2011-10-26
  3. ^ a b c 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 alia
EOL 4811829
WoRMS 458097