Euthriostoma saharicum

Species of gastropod

Euthriostoma saharicum
Shell of Euthriostoma saharicum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Euthriostoma
Species:
E. saharicum
Binomial name
Euthriostoma saharicum
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Euthria saharica Locard, 1897 (original combination)
  • Euthriostoma gliberti Marche-Marchad & Brébion, 1977
  • Metzgeria apodema Bouchet & Talavera, 1981

Euthriostoma saharicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 43.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mauritania.

References

  1. ^ Euthriostoma saharicum (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Marche-Marchad I. & Brebion P. 1977. Sur un Buccinidé nouveau d'affinité miocène vivant au large du Sénégal. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (série D), 285(4): 339-342
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
  • Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1986 ["1985"]). Mollusca Gastropoda: Taxonomical notes on tropical deep water Buccinidae with descriptions of new taxa. in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM I et II Philippines (1976, 1980). Tome 2. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 133: 457-499

External links

  • Locard A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18
Taxon identifiers
Euthriostoma saharicum


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