''Eulithidium pulloides'' is a
species of small
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 ...
with
calcareous opercula, a
marine
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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 in the
family Phasianellidae
Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major Taxonomy (biology), taxonomi ...
, the pheasant snails.
[Rosenberg, G. (2014). Eulithidium pulloides. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=767148 on 2014-11-07][Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 2.5 mm. The shell is somewhat similar to ''
Tricolia pullus
''Tricolia pullus'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.
Subspecies
Subspecies within this species are not clearly distinguishable and are described on a geographical base. They include:
* '' ...
'', but is more solid, compact, and has a shorter
spire. The
suture is distinct.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off
California.
References
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca CollectionTo ITISTo World Register of Marine Species*
Phasianellidae
Gastropods described in 1865
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