''Elaeocyma'' is a
genus 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 ...
s in the
family Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
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Description
This genus contains the light-colored species, with an oily gloss, thin shells, and prominent riblets usually crossed by rather widely spaced spiral striations, previously included in the genus ''
Drillia''.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off the Pacific coast of America.
Species
Species within the genus ''Elaeocyma'' include:
* ''
Elaeocyma amplinucis''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Elaeocyma arenensis''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''
Elaeocyma attalia''
Dall, 1919
* † ''
Elaeocyma benten''
(Yokoyama, 1920)
* † ''
Elaeocyma citharella''
(Lamarck, 1803)
* † ''
Elaeocyma drilliaeformis''
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1901)
* ''
Elaeocyma empyrosia''
(Dall, 1899)
* ''
Elaeocyma melichroa''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* † ''
Elaeocyma plicata''
Lamarck 1804
* ''
Elaeocyma ricaudae''
Berry, 1969
* ''
Elaeocyma splendidula''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* † ''
Elaeocyma subcostaria''
(de Boury, 1899)
* ''
Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis''
Y. Otuka, 1937
** ''Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis turuhikoi''
Y. Otuka, 1937 (synonym: ''Clavus (Elaeocyma) tjibaliungensis turuhikoi''
Otuka, 1937)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Elaeocyma abdera''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Crassispira abdera
''Crassispira abdera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 6 mm.
(Original description) The small shell is acute and t ...
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(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma acapulcana''
Lowe, 1935 : synonym of ''
Drillia acapulcana''
(Lowe, 1935)
* ''Elaeocyma aegina''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Calliclava aegina''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma aerope''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Drillia aerope
''Drillia aerope'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.
(Original description) The small, acute shell is whitish. It has a polished, smooth, troc ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma arbela''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Cymatosyrinx arbela''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma baileyi''
Berry, 1969: synonym of ''Splendrillia lalage''
(Dall, 1919)
*† ''Elaeocyma chinensis''
MacNeil, 1960 : synonym of ''
Siphonofusus chinensis''
(MacNeil, 1960)
* ''Elaeocyma craneana''
Hertlein & Strong, 1951 : synonym of ''
Calliclava craneana''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''Elaeocyma halocydne''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Kylix halocydne''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma ianthe''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Kylix ianthe''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma impressa''
Hinds, 1843: synonym of ''
Kylix impressa''
(R.B. Hinds, 1843)
* ''Elaeocyma salvadorica''
Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of ''
Clathrodrillia salvadorica''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also accepts the following subspecies:
* ''
Elaeocyma glabriuscula glabriuscula''
(Yokoyama, 1922)
* ''
Elaeocyma glabriuscula brevis''
(Yokoyama, 1922)
The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:
Gastropods.com : Family Drilliidae; accessed : 4 September 2011
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* '' Elaeocyma clavata'' (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834)
References
External links
Worldwide Mollusca Database: Family Drilliidae
Patrick De Wever & Annie Cornée, ''Le contenu paléontologique du Lutétien du bassin de Paris''; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (2008)
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