Eulima bilineata

Eulima bilineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulima
Species: E. bilineata
Binomial name
Eulima bilineata
Alder, 1848
Synonyms
  • Eulima albida Marshall, 1902
  • Eulima exigua Marshall, 1902

Eulima bilineata (Dutch: gestreepte glanshoren) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple known species to exist within the genus, Eulima.[1][2][3]

Description

The shell measures approximately 6 mm in length. Adult shells have a tall narrow conic outline, with up to 13 flat-sided whorls and a slightly cyrtoconoid profile. The sutures are very slight, paralleled internally and above by false sutures, the latter being often more conspicuous in live shells. The exterior of the shell is smooth, with very delicate growth lines that become visible through reflected light. The aperture is narrow, drop-shaped, and the outer lip arises tangentially to the last whorl between two brown spiral bands.[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

Feeding type

  • Parasitic

References

  1. 1 2 Alder, 1848. 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 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139800 on 2013-01-26.
  2. ↑ Check List of European Marine Mollusca (look up in IMIS)
  3. ↑ Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se
  4. ↑ http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=mollusca&id=690


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