Elaeocyma splendidula
Elaeocyma splendidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
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| Drawing of a shell of Elaeocyma splendidula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Elaeocyma |
| Species: | E. splendidula |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocyma splendidula (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834) [1] | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 28 mm. The whorls are smooth. The shell is longitudinally ribbed below the tuberculate periphery. The tubercles and ribs are slight, the latter curved, and white upon a brownish rose-colored surface.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.
References
- Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.
- Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2011.
- G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 200; 1884
External links
- "Elaeocyma splendidula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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