Eulimella shelaghae

Eulimella shelaghae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Eulimella
Species:	E. shelaghae
Binomial name
	Eulimella shelaghae; van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000

Eulimella shelaghae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

The epithet "shelaghae" refers to Mrs Shelagh M. Smith, associated with the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh.[3]

Description

The size of the slender conical shell varies between 3.3 mm and 3.5 mm. Its color is white with a green hue. The shell is slightly concave and has a blunt apex. The teleoconch contains five slightly convex whorls, divided by a superficial suture. Sculpture is lacking, except for the orthocline (i.e. at right angles to the growth direction of the cone) growthlines. The aperture is oval. The outer lip is smooth and lacks teeth. There is no umbilicus or columellar tooth.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco at depths between 700 m and 1520 m [3]

References

Eulimella shelaghae van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 December 2018.
Check List of European Marine Mollusca
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)

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Eulimella shelaghae van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 December 2018.

[2] Check List of European Marine Mollusca

[Aartsen-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)