Eulimella_fontanae

<i>Eulimella fontanae</i>

Eulimella fontanae

Species of gastropod

Eulimella fontanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Quick Facts Eulimella fontanae, Scientific classification ...

The epithet "fontanae" refers to Mrs M.A. Fontana Angioy, editor of the journal La Conchiglia.[3]

Description

This species is similar to Eulimella cerullii (Cossmann, 1916). The size of the slender, conical shell varies between 3.5 mm and 4.3 mm. The teleoconch contains six to seven rather flat whorls with a deep suture between them. The growth lines, shaped like an inverted S, are at about right angles to the growth direction. The aperture is oval. The shell lacks an umbilicus and has a noticeable fold on the columella.[3]

Distribution

The species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores at depths between 400 m and 620 m.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Gofas, S. (2010). Eulimella fontanae van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. 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=181137 on 2011-10-26
  2. [2]
    Check List of European Marine Mollusca
  3. [3]
    J.J. van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & J. Goud, Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 2)


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