Eulimella boydae explained

Eulimella boydae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^{[1] [2]}

The epithet "boydae" refers to Ms S. E. Boyd, curator of Mollusca at the Museum of Victoria, Australia.

Description

The size of the elongated shell varies between 2.8 mm and 3.1 mm. The conical shell lacks a spiral microstructure. The teleoconch consists of eight to nine rather low whorls with a clearly marked horizontal suture. The growth lines vary between orthocline (at right angles to the growth direction) and opisthocline (following the growth direction). The outer lip contains some teeth. An umbilicus is lacking. The columella shows a fold.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

• Cape Verdes at depths between 74 m and 80 m

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2010). Eulimella boydae van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224476 on 2011-10-26
2. Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
3. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/44074 J.J. van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & J. Goud, Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 2)