Elaeocyma splendidula explained

Elaeocyma splendidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 28 mm. The whorls are smooth. The shell is longitudinally ribbed below the tuberculate periphery. The tubercles and ribs are slight, the latter curved, and white upon a brownish rose-colored surface.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

Notes and References

  1. [G.W. Tryon]