Eulithidium thalassicola
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| image = Eulithidium thalassicola 001.jpg
| image_caption = Several shells of Eulithidium thalassicola
| genus = Eulithidium
| species = thalassicola
| authority = (Robertson, 1958)
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| synonyms =
- Tricolia tesselata auct. non C. B. Adams, 1850
- Tricolia thalassicola Robertson, 1958 (original combination)
- Turbo umbilicatus d'Orbigny, 1842
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Eulithidium thalassicola, common name the turtle grass pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae.{{WRMS species|419487|Eulithidium thalassicola (Robertson, 1958)||19 April 2010}}
Description
The height of the shell varies between 2 mm and 7.1 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.
References
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- d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques. Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2: 1–112, pls. 10–21?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris.
- Robertson, R. 1958. The family Phasianellidae in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 3: 245–283.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 59
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=4|id=2014|title=Eulithidium thalassicola|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1958
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