Eulimella scillae
Species of gastropod
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Eulimella scillae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4]
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella scillae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. scillae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835) | |
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Description
The white shell is rather solid and polished. Its length measures 9 mm. The teleoconch contains 11 to 12 flatly convex whorls. The last whorls are subangulated on the periphery.[5]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1] at depths between 99 m and 200 m[6]
- Azores
- Canary Islands
- Cape Verdes
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
- Madeira
- North Europe
- Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
- Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
- United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
- Mauritania