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Evalea elegans

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Evalea elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Evalea
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Evalea elegans
(A. Adams, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Odostomia (Evalea) elegans A. Adams, 1860

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

Description

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The shell has a ventricose shape. It is spirally ornamented. The columella is plicate.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Evalea elegans (A. Adams, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581018 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, G.W. Tryon, p. 321; 1889
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