Elaeocyma melichroa
Appearance
Elaeocyma melichroa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Drilliidae |
Genus: | Elaeocyma |
Species: | E. melichroa
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Binomial name | |
Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]
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Elaeocyma melichroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 19 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
- ^ Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2011.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
- McLean, J.H. (1971). "New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae". The Veliger. 14: 89–113.
External links
[edit]- "Elaeocyma melichroa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.