Elaeocyma splendidula

Elaeocyma splendidula
	Drawing of Elaeocyma splendidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Drilliidae
Genus:	Elaeocyma
Species:	E. splendidula
Binomial name
	Elaeocyma splendidula; (Sowerby I, 1834)
Synonyms
	Drillia (Crassispira) splendidula H. & A. Adams, 1853; Drillia (Drillia) splendidula Tryon, 1884; Pleurotoma splendidula Sowerby I, 1834 (basionym);

Elaeocyma splendidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 28 mm. The whorls are smooth. The shell is longitudinally ribbed below the tuberculate periphery. The tubercles and ribs are slight, the latter curved, and white upon a brownish rose-colored surface. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

^ Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.
^ ^a ^b Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2011.
^ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 200; 1884

Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.

External links

Gastropods.com: Elaeocyma splendidula; retrieved: 20 October 2011

[1] Sowerby, G.B., I. (1834) Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1833, 134–139.

[WoRMS-2] Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2011.

[3] G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 200; 1884

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