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Autor: Massemin, D. et al
Autor: Tunnell et al.
Popis
Distribution: Virginia to Florida, Texas; West Indies. Size: 6 to 9 mm
Description: Color of spire and base glossy white, area in between sometimes brown; shape slender, conic; sculpture of smooth, flat-sided whorls; sutures not well defined; whorls taper to sharp apex; umbilicus a short, narrow channel behind a somewhat thickened columella; aperture ovate, teardrop shaped, slender; outer lip thin, slightly flared at base; operculum corneous. Habitat: Ectoparasite on sea cucumbers; in bays; common in beach drift. Depth range 0 to 366 m (1200 ft).
Remarks: Probably the most common eulimid on the Texas coast in beach drift. Live material can be found on the shelf area off the Texas coast.
Description: Color of spire and base glossy white, area in between sometimes brown; shape slender, conic; sculpture of smooth, flat-sided whorls; sutures not well defined; whorls taper to sharp apex; umbilicus a short, narrow channel behind a somewhat thickened columella; aperture ovate, teardrop shaped, slender; outer lip thin, slightly flared at base; operculum corneous. Habitat: Ectoparasite on sea cucumbers; in bays; common in beach drift. Depth range 0 to 366 m (1200 ft).
Remarks: Probably the most common eulimid on the Texas coast in beach drift. Live material can be found on the shelf area off the Texas coast.
Tunnell, J.W. , Andrews, J. , Barrera, N.C. & Moretzsohn, F., 2010. Encyclopedia of Texas seashells.
Autor: Jan Delsing