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Eulima major

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Eulima major
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E. major
Binomial name
Eulima major
Synonyms
  • Melanella thaanumii Pilsbry, 1917

Eulima major is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple known species to exist within the genus, Eulima.[1][2][3]

Description

The shell measures approximately 38 mm in length.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b G.B. Sowerby I, 1834. Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208409 on 2013-02-07.
  2. ^ Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
  3. ^ Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.