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Elaeocyma melichroa

Elaeocyma melichroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Elaeocyma
Species:
E. melichroa
Binomial name
Elaeocyma melichroa
McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]

Elaeocyma melichroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell of Elaeocyma melichroa is elongated and turriculate. Its coloration ranges from pale to dark shades. The shell features pronounced axial ribs and spiral striations. The aperture is narrow, and the siphonal canal is slightly recurved. The average shell length ranges between 10 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

  1. ^ McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89โ€“113.
  2. ^ 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 682:1โ€“1295
  • McLean, J.H. (1971). "New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae". The Veliger. 14: 89โ€“113.


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