Elaeocyma melichroa

Elaeocyma melichroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Elaeocyma melichroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Elaeocyma
Species:
E. melichroa
Binomial name
Elaeocyma melichroa
McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]

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

  1. McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
  2. Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2011.
  • "Elaeocyma melichroa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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