Danilia Eucheliformis
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''Danilia eucheliformis'' is a
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
in the
family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Chilodontidae.


Description

The height of the shell attains 10 mm.


Distribution

THis species occurs in the Western Pacific off
Midway Island Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; haw, Kauihelani, translation=the backbone of heaven; haw, Pihemanu, translation=the loud din of birds, label=none) is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the Unit ...
.


References

* Habe T. & Kosuge S. (1970) Descriptions of three new gastropods from the sea around Midway Island. Venus 29(3): 87-92, pl. 6. * Vilvens C. & Héros V. 2005. ''New species and new records of Danilia (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae) from the Western Pacific''. Novapex 6(3) : 53–64


External links

* eucheliformis Gastropods described in 1940 {{Chilodontidae-stub