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Eulimella acicula
Drawing of a shell of Eulimella acicula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Eulimella
Species:	E. acicula
Binomial name
Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836)
Synonyms
Eulima subcylindrata Dunker in Weinkauff, 1862 Eulimella acicula var. intersecta de Folin, 1873 Eulimella aciculata Locard, 1886 Eulimella commutata Monterosato, 1884 (unnecessary replacement name for Melania acicula Philippi, 1836, non Auricula acicula Lamarck, 1815) Eulimella compactilis (Jeffreys, 1867) Eulimella curtata Coen, 1933 Eulimella flagellum Coen, 1933 Eulimella laevis (Brown, 1827) Eulimella schlumbergeri continentalis Nordsieck, 1972 Eulimella subcylindrica Dunker in Weinkauff, 1862 Melania acicula Philippi, 1836 Odostomia scillae var. compactilis Jeffreys, 1867 Pyramis laevis Brown, 1827 (dubious synonym)

Eulimella acicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Description

The shell is rather thin, semitransparent, polished, glassy white in live, milk-white in dead specimens. Its length measures 4.3 mm. The teleoconch contains 8-9 narrow whorls. These are flattened with their periphery scarcely angulated.

Distribution

This species is common in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. It occurs in the following locations: at depths between 99 m and 550 m

• Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
• European waters (ERMS scope)
• Irish Exclusive Economic Zone
• Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zóne
• North West Coast of Apulea
• Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
• United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
• Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
• the Canary Islands

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:

• Synonymy: Synonymised with Eulimella laevis (Brown, 1827)
• Monterosato had changed the name to Eulimella. commutata on account of Auricula acicula, Lam., a fossil species which is a very doubtful Eulimella.

The species Eulimella commutata Monterosato, 1884 is now considered by van Aartsen a synonym of Eulimella acicula

References

1. ^ Gofas, S. (2011). Eulimella acicula (Philippi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140942 on 2011-10-26
2. ^ J.J. van Aartsen, E. Gittenberger & J. Goud, Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean (part 2)
3. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
4. Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105.
5. Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 340; 1889
6. Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België . Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.

• Ziegelmeier, E. (1966). Die Schnecken (Gastropoda Prosobranchia) der deutsche Meeresgebiete und brackigen Küstengewässer . Helgol. Wiss. Meeresunters. 13: 1-66
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications)
• CLEMAM
• Encyclopedia of Life
• Marine Species Identification Portal
• World Register of Marine Species

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