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Eulithidium pulloides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Phasianelloidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Phasianellidae

Similar
  
Tricolia capensis, Eulithidium, Tricolia tenuis, Tricolia speciosa, Phasianella solida

Eulithidium pulloides is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.

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Description

The shell grows to a height of 2.5 mm. The shell is somewhat similar to Tricolia pullus, but is more solid, compact, and has a shorter spire. The suture is distinct.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California.

References

Eulithidium pulloides Wikipedia