Eulimastoma eutropia
Eulimastoma eutropia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
| Eulimastoma eutropia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimastoma |
| Species: | E. eutropia |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimastoma eutropia (Melvill, 1899) | |
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Description
The shell is composed of polished rounded whorls that slope with the structures length. The length of the shell varies between 2mm and 5mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Eulimastoma eutropia (Melvill, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588393 on 2011-11-29
- Pilsbry, H. A. (1921). Revision of W. M. Gabb’s Tertiary Mollusca of Santo Domingo. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 73(2), 305–435. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4063859
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Odostomia eutropia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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