Eulithidium thalassicola

Eulithidium thalassicola, common name the turtle grass pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]

Eulithidium thalassicola
Several shells of Eulithidium thalassicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Phasianelloidea
Family:
Phasianellidae
Genus:
Eulithidium
Species:
E. thalassicola
Binomial name
Eulithidium thalassicola
(Robertson, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Tricolia tesselata auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850
  • Tricolia thalassicola Robertson, 1958 (original combination)
  • Turbo umbilicatus d'Orbigny, 1842

Description

The height of the shell varies between 2 mm and 7.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.

References
  1. Eulithidium thalassicola (Robertson, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques. Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2: 1–112, pls. 10–21?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris.
  • Robertson, R. 1958. The family Phasianellidae in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 3: 245–283.
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 59
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Eulithidium thalassicola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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