Elaeocyma arenensis

Elaeocyma arenensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Drilliidae
Genus:Elaeocyma
Species: E. arenensis
Binomial name
Elaeocyma arenensis
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clavus (Cymatosyrinx) arenensis Parker, 1964
  • Cymatosyrinx arenensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951
  • Cymatosyrinx (Elaeocyma) arenensis Abbott, 1974 (basionym)

Elaeocyma arenensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific off the Gulf of California, Western Mexico

References

  1. ↑ Hertlein, L.G. & Strong, A.M. (1951) Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XLIII. Mollusks from the west coast of Mexico and Central America. Part X. Zoologica, 36, 67–120, 11 pls.
  2. 1 2 Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 October 2011.


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