Eulimella polita


Eulimella polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Nomenclature

The name Eulimella polita is a secondary junior homonym of Eulimella polita de Folin, 1870, and thus an invalid name. In such a case, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature requires that the younger name Eulimella polita be replaced by a substitute name. However, there is no substitute name available at this moment. Until such a substitute name is established, WoRMS lists provisionally the two species as distinct, although one is designated by an invalid name.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 8.4 mm. This species differs from the other species in this genus by its continuous peristome. The teleoconch contains twelve whorls that are well rounded, smooth and glossy.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: