Echineulima leucophaes

Echineulima leucophaes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Echineulima leucophaes
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E. leucophaes
Binomial name
Echineulima leucophaes
Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913
Synonyms
  • Mucronalia leucophaes Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913

Description

The shell is rather large compared to other species within the family Eulimidae, with the average specimen measuring approximately 10 mm in length.

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References

  1. Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913. Warén A. (1980). Revision of the genera Thyca, Stilifer, Scalenostoma, Mucronalia and Echineulima (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 9: 187-210. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180957 on 2013-01-14.


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