Eulimella digenes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
| Eulimella digenes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. digenes
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| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella digenes (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896)
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| Synonyms | |
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Turbonilla digenes Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896 | |
Description
editThe shell size varies between 3 mm and 5 mm. The teleoconch whorls are slightly convex. The orthocline (i.e. at right angles to the growth direction of the cone) growth lines are inverted-S-shaped. The columella lacks a tooth or fold.[3]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Azores at a depth of 1385 m
- Cape Verdes at a depth of 930 m
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Eulimella digenes (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224478 on 2011-10-26
- ^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- ^ 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)