Brachystomia eulimoides explained

Brachystomia eulimoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

The milk-white or yellowish white shell is rather solid, nearly opaque, somewhat glossy. Its length measures 5 mm. It is marked by microscopic spiral striae. The six to seven whorls of the teleoconch are somewhat convex, and rapidly enlarging. The suture is moderate and distinct. The umbilical chink is very narrow or is lacking. The columellar tooth is strong.^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

• Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
• British Isles
• Dorset
• European waters (ERMS scope)
• Goote Bank
• Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
• Irish Exclusive economic Zone
• Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
• Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
• United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:

• Habitat: Known from the nearshore.

References

• Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls
• Høisæter, T. (2014). The Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) of Norway and adjacent waters. A taxonomic review. Fauna norvegica. 34: 7-78

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
• CLEMAM
• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species
• Y.M.T. McFadden and A.A. Myers, The life history and reproductive biology of Odostomia eulimoides (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) on the south coast of Ireland; Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (1989), 69 : pp 65-80

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Brachystomia eulimoides (Hanley, 1844). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491650 on 2015-12-14
2. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. . 627 pp.
3. 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
4. https://archive.org/stream/manualconch08tryorich#page/n5/mode/2up Manual of Conchology vol. VIII