''Eulimella cerullii'' is a species of

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mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 7 mm. The thin, semitransparent, white shell is very glossy. The teleoconch contains ten

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s that are flattened and with a slight suture. The columella has a small, tooth-like thickening.Manual of Conchology vol. VIII

G.W. Tryon George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Biography George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savid ...

, p. 341; 1889 (described as ''Eulimella praelonga'')

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: * European waters ( ERMS scope) * Greek Exclusive Economic Zone * Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone :

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(at a depth of 1100 m) 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)
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References

External links

*
To CLEMAM

To Encyclopedia of Life

To World Register of Marine Species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5409303 cerullii Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea Gastropods described in 1916