Eulimella paucisulcata

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

Eulimella paucisulcata
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E. paucisulcata
Binomial name
Eulimella paucisulcata
Peñas & Rolán, 1997[1]

Description

The helicocone shell can be distinguished from the shell of Eulimella angeli by a clear protoconch - teleoconch boundary. Furthermore the growthlines are straight and orthocline (at right angles to the growth direction of the helicocone).[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania and Ghana at a depth of 0 m.[3]

References

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