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Eulimella paucisulcata

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Eulimella paucisulcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Eulimella
Species:
E. paucisulcata
Binomial name
Eulimella paucisulcata
Peñas & Rolán, 1997[1]

Eulimella paucisulcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description

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The helicocone shell can be distinguished from the shell of Eulimella angeli by a clear protoconch - teleoconch boundary. Furthermore, the growth lines are straight and orthocline (at right angles to the growth direction of the helicocone).[3]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania and Ghana at a depth of 0 m.[3]

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