''Elaeocyma'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s in the
family
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Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approx ...
.
Description
This genus contains the light-colored species, with an oily gloss, thin shells, and prominent riblets usually crossed by rather widely spaced spiral striations, previously included in the genus ''
Drillia
''Drillia'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.
General characteristics
The shell is turriculated, with an elevated Spire (mollusc), spire, longitudinal ribs, and ...
''.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off the Pacific coast of America.
Species
Species within the genus ''Elaeocyma'' include:
* ''
Elaeocyma amplinucis''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* ''
Elaeocyma arenensis
''Elaeocyma arenensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 45 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Eastern Pacific Ocean ...
''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''
Elaeocyma attalia''
Dall, 1919
* † ''
Elaeocyma benten''
(Yokoyama, 1920)
* † ''
Elaeocyma citharella''
(Lamarck, 1803)
* † ''
Elaeocyma drilliaeformis''
(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1901)
* ''
Elaeocyma empyrosia''
(Dall, 1899)
* ''
Elaeocyma melichroa''
McLean & Poorman, 1971
* † ''
Elaeocyma plicata''
Lamarck 1804
* ''
Elaeocyma ricaudae''
Berry, 1969
* ''
Elaeocyma splendidula''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* † ''
Elaeocyma subcostaria''
(de Boury, 1899)
* ''
Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis''
Y. Otuka, 1937
** ''Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis turuhikoi''
Y. Otuka, 1937 (synonym: ''Clavus (Elaeocyma) tjibaliungensis turuhikoi''
Otuka, 1937)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Elaeocyma abdera''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Crassispira abdera''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma acapulcana''
Lowe, 1935 : synonym of ''
Drillia acapulcana
''Drillia acapulcana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Originally named ''Elaeocyma acapulcana'' by H.N. Lowe in 1935, it was renamed ''Drillia acapulcana'' by Mclean in 1971.McLean, J.H. (1971a) ...
''
(Lowe, 1935)
* ''Elaeocyma aegina''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Calliclava aegina''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma aerope''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Drillia aerope
''Drillia aerope'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 16 mm.
(Original description) The small, acute shell is whitish. It has a polished, smooth, troc ...
''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma arbela''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''
Cymatosyrinx arbela''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma baileyi''
Berry, 1969: synonym of ''Splendrillia lalage''
(Dall, 1919)
*† ''Elaeocyma chinensis''
MacNeil, 1960 : synonym of ''Siphonofusus chinensis''
(MacNeil, 1960)
* ''Elaeocyma craneana''
Hertlein & Strong, 1951 : synonym of ''Calliclava craneana''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''Elaeocyma halocydne''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''Kylix halocydne''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma ianthe''
Dall, 1919 : synonym of ''Kylix ianthe''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''Elaeocyma impressa''
Hinds, 1843: synonym of ''Kylix impressa''
(R.B. Hinds, 1843)
* ''Elaeocyma salvadorica''
Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of ''Clathrodrillia salvadorica''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also accepts the following subspecies:
* ''Elaeocyma glabriuscula, Elaeocyma glabriuscula glabriuscula''
(Yokoyama, 1922)
* ''Elaeocyma glabriuscula, Elaeocyma glabriuscula brevis''
(Yokoyama, 1922)
The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:
Gastropods.com : Family Drilliidae; accessed : 4 September 2011
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* ''Elaeocyma clavata'' (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834)
References
External links
Worldwide Mollusca Database: Family Drilliidae
Patrick De Wever & Annie Cornée, ''Le contenu paléontologique du Lutétien du bassin de Paris''; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (2008)
Elaeocyma,
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