Eulithidium beaui
Eulithidium beaui is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.[2]
| Eulithidium beaui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Genus: | Eulithidium |
| Species: | E. beaui |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulithidium beaui (Robertson, 1958) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Description
The shell grows to a height of 7.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Antigua, Martinique, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago
References
- Robertson, R. 1958. The family Phasianellidae in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 3: 245-283
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Eulithidium beaui (Robertson, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532820 on 2013-02-10
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