Eulimella polita
| Eulimella polita | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Eulimella polita | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Eulimella |
| Species: | E. polita
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| Binomial name | |
| Eulimella polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872)
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Eulimella polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4]
Nomenclature[edit]
The name Eulimella polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872) [for a species from the NW Atlantic] is a secondary junior homonym of Eulimella polita de Folin, 1870 [for a species from West Africa], and thus an invalid name. In such a case, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature requires that the younger name Eulimella polita (A.E. Verrill, 1872) be replaced by a substitute name. However, there is no substitute name available at this moment (January 2012). Until such a substitute name is established, WoRMS lists provisionally the two species as distinct, although one is designated by an invalid name.
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 8.4 mm. This species differs from the other species in this genus by its continuous peristome. The teleoconch contains twelve whorls that are well rounded, smooth and glossy.[5]
Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Cobscook Bay
- Gulf of Maine
- North West Atlantic Ocean
Notes[edit]
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Distribution: Cobscook Bay and Eastport, Maine to New Jersey
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Rosenberg, G. (2011). Eulimella polita (A. E. Verrill, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160309 on 2011-10-26
- ^ ITIS database
- ^ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
- ^ Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
- ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 342; 1889