Biology:Evalea waikikiensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Evalea waikikiensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Evalea
Species:
E. waikikiensis
Binomial name
Evalea waikikiensis
(Pilsbry, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Odostomia gracilis Pease, 1868
  • Odostomia haleiwensis Pilsbry, 1918
  • Odostomia hiloensis Pilsbry, 1944
  • Odostomia (Evalina) waikikiensis Pilsbry, 1917
  • Eulimella haleiwensis

Evalea waikikiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

The white shell has an inflated conical shape. Its length measures 3.1 mm. Its surface is covered with minute striae, that are somewhat more widely spaced.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaiian islands Maui and Oahu.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5415273 entry