Biology:Elaeocyma melichroa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Elaeocyma melichroa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Elaeocyma |
| Species: | E. melichroa
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]
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Elaeocyma melichroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 19 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.
References
- ↑ McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
- ↑ Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2011.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
- McLean & Poorman, 1971. New species of Tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae; The Veliger, 14, 89–113
External links
- "Elaeocyma melichroa" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_27183.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5353111 entry
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