Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Elaeocyma splendidula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Elaeocyma Dall, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Drillia empyrosia Dall, 1899
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Description
editThis genus contains the light-colored species, with an oily gloss, thin shells, and prominent riblets usually crossed by rather widely spaced spiral striations, previously included in the genus Drillia.[3]
Distribution
editThis marine genus occurs off the Pacific coast of America.
Species
editSpecies within the genus Elaeocyma include:
- Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971[4]
- Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)[5]
- Elaeocyma attalia Dall, 1919
- † Elaeocyma benten (Yokoyama, 1920)
- † Elaeocyma citharella (Lamarck, 1803)
- † Elaeocyma drilliaeformis (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1901)
- Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899)[6]
- Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971[7]
- † Elaeocyma plicata Lamarck 1804
- Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969[8]
- Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834)[9]
- † Elaeocyma subcostaria (de Boury, 1899)
- Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis Y. Otuka, 1937
- Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis turuhikoi Y. Otuka, 1937 (synonym: Clavus (Elaeocyma) tjibaliungensis turuhikoi Otuka, 1937)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Elaeocyma abdera Dall, 1919 : synonym of Crassispira abdera (Dall, 1919)
- Elaeocyma acapulcana Lowe, 1935 : synonym of Drillia acapulcana (Lowe, 1935)
- Elaeocyma aegina Dall, 1919 : synonym of Calliclava aegina (Dall, 1919)
- Elaeocyma aerope Dall, 1919 : synonym of Drillia aerope (Dall, 1919)
- Elaeocyma arbela Dall, 1919 : synonym of Cymatosyrinx arbela (Dall, 1919)
- Elaeocyma baileyi Berry, 1969: synonym of Splendrillia lalage (Dall, 1919)
- † Elaeocyma chinensis MacNeil, 1960 : synonym of Siphonofusus chinensis (MacNeil, 1960)
- Elaeocyma craneana Hertlein & Strong, 1951 : synonym of Calliclava craneana (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
- Elaeocyma halocydne Dall, 1919 : synonym of Kylix halocydne (Dall, 1919)
- Elaeocyma ianthe Dall, 1919 : synonym of Kylix ianthe (Dall, 1919)
- Elaeocyma impressa Hinds, 1843: synonym of Kylix impressa (R.B. Hinds, 1843)
- Elaeocyma salvadorica Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of Clathrodrillia salvadorica (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also accepts the following subspecies:[10]
- Elaeocyma glabriuscula glabriuscula (Yokoyama, 1922)
- Elaeocyma glabriuscula brevis (Yokoyama, 1922)
The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:[11]
- Elaeocyma clavata (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834)
References
edit- ^ Elaeocyma. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 September 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ "W.H. Dall (1918) Notes on the nomenclature of the mollusks of the family Turritidae; Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 54 (1918)". Internet Archive. 2009-07-13.
- ^ Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ OBIS : Elaeocyma Dall, 1918
- ^ Gastropods.com : Family Drilliidae; accessed : 4 September 2011
External links
edit- Worldwide Mollusca Database: Family Drilliidae
- Patrick De Wever & Annie Cornée, Le contenu paléontologique du Lutétien du bassin de Paris; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (2008)