Biology:Eulimella vanderlandi
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of gastropod
| Eulimella vanderlandi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. vanderlandi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella vanderlandi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000 [1]
| |
Eulimella vanderlandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
The epithet "vanderlandi" refers to Dr J. van der Land at the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, The Netherlands.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 2.7 mm. The slender, whitish shell has a conical shape with a vague spiral microsculpture. The teleoconch consists of five to six flat whorls. The suture between them is moderately incised. The outer lip is straight, lacking teeth. There is no umbilicus.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Cape Verdes, found at depths between 166 m and 179 m.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.J. van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & J. Goud, Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 2)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WoRMS (2010). Eulimella vanderlandi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225353 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5409380 entry
 |  |
