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Eulimastoma eutropia

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Eulimastoma eutropia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Eulimastoma
Species:
E. eutropia
Binomial name
Eulimastoma eutropia
(Melvill, 1899)
Synonyms[1]
  • Odostomia eutropia Melvill, 1899

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

Description

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The shell is composed of polished rounded whorls that slope with the structures length. The length of the shell varies between 2mm and 5mm.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Eulimastoma eutropia (Melvill, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588393 on 2011-11-29
  2. ^ Pilsbry, H. A. (1921). Revision of W. M. Gabb’s Tertiary Mollusca of Santo Domingo. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 73(2), 305–435. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4063859
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  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Odostomia eutropia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.