Eulithidium diantha
Species of gastropod
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Eulithidium diantha is a species of small sea snail with a calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.[1][2]
| Eulithidium diantha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Subfamily: | Tricoliinae |
| Genus: | Eulithidium |
| Species: | E. diantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulithidium diantha (McLean, 1970) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tricolia diantha McLean, J.H., 1970 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.7 mm and 2.1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Galápagos Islands, off Cocos Island and off Costa Rica.