''Eulimella acicula'' is a species of

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mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Gofas, S. (2011). ''Eulimella acicula'' (Philippi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140942 on 2011-10-26

Description

The shell is rather thin, semitransparent, polished, glassy white in live, milk-white in dead specimens. Its length measures 4.3 mm. The teleoconch contains 8-9 narrow whorls, These are flattened with their periphery scarcely angulated.

Distribution

This species is common in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. It occurs in the following locations: at depths between 99 m and 550 m * Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone * European waters (ERMS scope) * Irish Exclusive Economic Zone * Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zóne * North West Coast of Apulea * Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone * United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone * Greek Exclusive Economic Zone * the

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Notes

Additional information regarding this species: * Synonymy: Synonymised with ''Eulimella laevis'' (Brown, 1827) Backeljau, T. (1986). ''Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België

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'' Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. * Monterosato had changed the name to ''Eulimella. commutata'' on account of ''Auricula acicula'', Lam., a fossil species which is a very doubtful ''Eulimella''. The species ''Eulimella commutata'' Monterosato, 1884 is now considered by van Aartsen a synonym of ''Eulimella acicula''

References

* Ziegelmeier, E. (1966). ''Die Schnecken (Gastropoda Prosobranchia) der deutsche Meeresgebiete und brackigen Küstengewässer'' he Gastropoda Prosobranchia from the German seas and brackish coastal waters Helgol. Wiss. Meeresunters. 13: 1-66 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.

External links

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