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Eulithidium umbilicatum (d'Orbigny, 1840)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Trochida »  family Phasianellidae »  genus Eulithidium

Scientific synonyms

Tricolia umbilicata d'Orbigny, 1840

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Description

Shell small, with five to five and a half rounded whorls; suture deep; sometimes sculptured with revolving lines, at others smooth; sometimes the whorls are slightly angular on account of the prominence of one or more of the revolving lines; last whorl obscurely angular below; aperture short, oval; umbilical area perforated. Color whitish, dotted with reddish or brownish, with longitudinal or zigzag reddish or brownish streaks.
Height, 5; diameter, 3 mm.
Dall, W.H. & Simpson, C.T., 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Tricolia umbilicata (D'Orbigny, 1842)]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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