Eulimella cerullii

Eulimella cerullii
	Drawing of a shell of Eulimella cerullii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Eulimella
Species:	E. cerullii
Binomial name
	Eulimella cerullii; (Cossmann, 1916)
Synonyms[1]
	Eulimella praelonga (Jeffreys, 1884); Odostomia praelonga Jeffreys, 1884 (not Odostomia praelonga Deshayes, 1861); Syrnola cerullii Cossmann, 1916;

Eulimella cerullii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 7 mm. The thin, semitransparent, white shell is very glossy. The teleoconch contains ten whorls that are flattened and with a slight suture. The columella has a small, tooth-like thickening.[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

European waters (ERMS scope)
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone : Madeira (at a depth of 1100 m) [5]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone

References

Eulimella cerullii (Cossmann, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 December 2018.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. [5 June 1997]
Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 341; 1889 (described as Eulimella praelonga)
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)

External links

"Eulimella cerullii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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[WoRMS-1] Eulimella cerullii (Cossmann, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 December 2018.

[2] Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

[3] Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. [5 June 1997]

[4] Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 341; 1889 (described as Eulimella praelonga)

[Aartsen-5] 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)