Umbonium eloiseae
Umbonium eloiseae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]
Umbonium eloiseae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Umbonium |
Species: | U. eloiseae |
Binomial name | |
Umbonium eloiseae Dance, Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1992 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Umbonium eloiseae Dance, Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701814 on 2012-11-23
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Umbonium eloiseae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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