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Eulimella arabica

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Eulimella arabica
Drawing of a shell of Eulimella arabica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Eulimella
Species:
E. arabica
Binomial name
Eulimella arabica
Issel, 1869

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

Description

The whitish shell has a narrow yellowish band. Its length measures 5 mm. It is shining and translucent. It is very minutely decussated. The 12-13 whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is impressed and shows a margin.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2011). Eulimella arabica Issel, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565709 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 341; 1889
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