Evalea waikikiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Evalea
Species:
E. waikikiensis
Binomial name
Evalea waikikiensis
(Pilsbry, 1918)
Synonyms[1]
  • Odostomia gracilis Pease, 1868
  • Odostomia haleiwensis Pilsbry, 1918
  • Odostomia hiloensis Pilsbry, 1944
  • Odostomia (Evalina) waikikiensis Pilsbry, 1917
  • Eulimella haleiwensis

Evalea waikikiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

The white shell has an inflated conical shape. Its length measures 3.1 mm. Its surface is covered with minute striae, that are somewhat more widely spaced.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaiian islands Maui and Oahu.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Evalea waikikiensis (Pilsbry, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588353 on 2011-11-29
  2. ↑ "Seaslugs of Hawaii : Evalea waikikiensis". Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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