Eulimella trewae

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

Eulimella trewae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Eulimella
Species:
E. trewae
Binomial name
Eulimella trewae
van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 2000[1]

The epithet "trewae" refers to Mrs A. Trew who is the curator in charge of the molluscan collection at the National Museum Cardiff

Description

The length of the shell varies between 2.7 mm and 3.5 mm. The white shell has a conical shape with a spiral microstructure and with a blunt top. The protoconch is helicoid. The teleoconch contains six to seven flat whorls with a relatively deep suture and a few axial folds. The inner part of the outer lip is smooth. The umbilicus is lacking.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania at depths between 26 mm and 200m.[1]

References
  1. 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)
  2. WoRMS (2010). Eulimella trewae van Aartsen, Gittenberger E. & Goud, 2000. 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=458527 on 2011-10-26
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