Eulimella vanderlandi
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| Eulimella vanderlandi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000 [1]
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Eulimella vanderlandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
The epithet "vanderlandi" refers to Dr J. van der Land at the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 2.7 mm. The slender, whitish shell has a conical shape with a vague spiral microsculpture. The teleoconch consists of five to six flat whorls. The suture between them is moderately incised. The outer lip is straight, lacking teeth. There is no umbilicus. [1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Cape Verdes found at depths between 169 m and 179 m.
References
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Eulimella vanderlandi van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225353 on 2011-10-26
- ^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.