Eulimella lissa
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella lissa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. lissa
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| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella lissa A. E. Verrill, 1884
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Eulimella lissa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The white shell is small with a length of 6 mm. It has a pupiform shape. The teleoconch contains eight flattened whorls . The sculpture is smooth and polished. The suture is distinct.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- North West Atlantic
- Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Eulimella lissa A. E. Verrill, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467504 on 2011-10-26
- ^ Malacolog - Western atlantic gastropod database.
- ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 343; 1889
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