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Eulimella simplex

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Eulimella simplex
Drawing of a shell of Eulimella simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Eulimella
Species:
E. simplex
Binomial name
Eulimella simplex
(d'Orbigny, 1841)

Eulimella simplex 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 white shell is thin. Its length measures 2.3 mm. Its sculpture shows finely spiral striae. The seven whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a shallow channel next above the suture.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Eulimella simplex (d'Orbigny, 1841). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532817 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 343; 1889
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