Elaeocyma

Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]

Elaeocyma
Apertural view of a shell of Elaeocyma splendidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Elaeocyma
Dall, 1918
Type species
Drillia empyrosia
Dall, 1899

Description

This genus contains the light-colored species, with an oily gloss, thin shells, and prominent riblets usually crossed by rather widely spaced spiral striations, previously included in the genus Drillia.[3]

Distribution

This marine genus occurs off the Pacific coast of America.

Species

Species within the genus Elaeocyma include:

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 baileyi Berry, 1969: synonym of Splendrillia lalage (Dall, 1919)
  • † Elaeocyma chinensis MacNeil, 1960 : synonym of Siphonofusus chinensis (MacNeil, 1960)
  • 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 impressa Hinds, 1843: synonym of Kylix impressa (R.B. Hinds, 1843)
  • Elaeocyma salvadorica Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of Clathrodrillia salvadorica (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also accepts the following subspecies:[10]

  • Elaeocyma glabriuscula glabriuscula (Yokoyama, 1922)
  • Elaeocyma glabriuscula brevis (Yokoyama, 1922)

The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:[11]

  • Elaeocyma clavata (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834)

References
  1. Elaeocyma . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 September 2011.
  2. P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. W.H. Dall (1918) Notes on the nomenclature of the mollusks of the family Turritidae; Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 54 (1918)
  4. Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  5. Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  6. Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  7. Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  8. Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  9. Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  10. OBIS : Elaeocyma Dall, 1918
  11. Gastropods.com : Family Drilliidae; accessed : 4 September 2011


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