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Elaeocyma splendidula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Elaeocyma splendidula

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Elaeocyma splendidula

Elaeocyma splendidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 28 mm. The whorls are smooth. The shell is longitudinally ribbed below the tuberculate periphery. The tubercles and ribs are slight, the latter curved, and white upon a brownish rose-colored surface.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

Elaeocyma splendidula Wikipedia