Eulimella simplex

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

Eulimella simplex
Drawing of a shell of Eulimella simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Eulimella
Species:
E. simplex
Binomial name
Eulimella simplex
(d'Orbigny, 1841)

Description

The white shell is thin. Its length measures 2.3 mm. Its sculpture shows finely spiral striae. The seven whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a shallow channel next above the suture.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica.

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Eulimella simplex (d'Orbigny, 1841). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532817 on 2011-10-26
  2. Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 343; 1889
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