Eulithidium phasianella
Eulithidium phasianella is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.[1][2]
| Eulithidium phasianella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Subfamily: | Tricoliinae |
| Genus: | Eulithidium |
| Species: | E. phasianella |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulithidium phasianella (Philippi, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tricolia phasianella (Philippi, R.A., 1849) | |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Nicaragua to Peru, but not off Galapagos Islands.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2014). Eulithidium phasianella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=767155 on 2014-11-07
- Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Eulithidium phasianella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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