Eulimella simplex
| Eulimella simplex | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella simplex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella simplex (d'Orbigny, 1841) | |
Eulimella simplex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The white shell is thin. Its length measures 2.3 mm. Its sculpture shows finely spiral striae. The seven whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a shallow channel next above the suture. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Eulimella simplex (d'Orbigny, 1841). 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=532817 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 343; 1889
External links
| External identifiers for Eulimella simplex | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 19661428 |
| WoRMS | 532817 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
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