Eulimella simplex
Species of gastropod
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Eulimella simplex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
| Eulimella simplex | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella simplex | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella simplex (d'Orbigny, 1841) | |
Description
The white shell is thin. Its length measures 2.3 mm. Its sculpture shows finely spiral striae. The seven whorls of the teleoconch are slightly convex, with a shallow channel next above the suture.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica.