Halielloides nitidus

Halielloides nitidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species, along with Halielloides fragilis and Halielloides verrilliana, belongs in the gastropod genus Halielloides.[1][2]

Halielloides nitidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Halielloides
Species:
H. nitidus
Binomial name
Halielloides nitidus
Verrill, 1884
Synonyms
  • Eulima verrilliana Bush, 1909
  • Eulimella nitida Verrill, 1884
  • Halielloides ingolfiana Bouchet & Warén, 1986

Description

The size of the shell measures approximately 3 mm in length and can be located at depths of roughly 900 m below sea level.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

References
  1. Verrill, 1884. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137975 on 2013-03-03.
  2. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.


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