Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Neogastropoda
Superfamilia: Conoidea
Familia: Drilliidae
Genus: Elaeocyma
Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description
This genus contains the light-colored species, with an oily gloss, thin shells, and prominent riblets usually crossed by rather widely spaced spiral striations, previously included in the genus Drillia.[3]
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off the Pacific coast of America.
Species
Species within the genus Elaeocyma include:
Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971[4]
Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)[5]
Elaeocyma attalia Dall, 1919
† Elaeocyma benten (Yokoyama, 1920)
† Elaeocyma citharella (Lamarck, 1803)
† Elaeocyma drilliaeformis (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1901)
Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899)[6]
Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971[7]
† Elaeocyma plicata Lamarck 1804
Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969[8]
Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834)[9]
† Elaeocyma subcostaria (de Boury, 1899)
Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis Y. Otuka, 1937
Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis turuhikoi Y. Otuka, 1937 (synonym: Clavus (Elaeocyma) tjibaliungensis turuhikoi Otuka, 1937)
Species brought into synonymy
Elaeocyma abdera Dall, 1919 : synonym of Crassispira abdera (Dall, 1919)
Elaeocyma acapulcana Lowe, 1935 : synonym of Drillia acapulcana (Lowe, 1935)
Elaeocyma aegina Dall, 1919 : synonym of Calliclava aegina (Dall, 1919)
Elaeocyma aerope Dall, 1919 : synonym of Drillia aerope (Dall, 1919)
Elaeocyma arbela Dall, 1919 : synonym of Cymatosyrinx arbela (Dall, 1919)
Elaeocyma baileyi Berry, 1969: synonym of Splendrillia lalage (Dall, 1919)
† Elaeocyma chinensis MacNeil, 1960 : synonym of Siphonofusus chinensis (MacNeil, 1960)
Elaeocyma craneana Hertlein & Strong, 1951 : synonym of Calliclava craneana (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
Elaeocyma halocydne Dall, 1919 : synonym of Kylix halocydne (Dall, 1919)
Elaeocyma ianthe Dall, 1919 : synonym of Kylix ianthe (Dall, 1919)
Elaeocyma impressa Hinds, 1843: synonym of Kylix impressa (R.B. Hinds, 1843)
Elaeocyma salvadorica Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of Clathrodrillia salvadorica (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also accepts the following subspecies:[10]
Elaeocyma glabriuscula glabriuscula (Yokoyama, 1922)
Elaeocyma glabriuscula brevis (Yokoyama, 1922)
The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:[11]
Elaeocyma clavata (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1834)
References
Elaeocyma. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 September 2011.
P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
"W.H. Dall (1918) Notes on the nomenclature of the mollusks of the family Turritidae; Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 54 (1918)". Internet Archive. 2009-07-13.
Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
OBIS : Elaeocyma Dall, 1918
Gastropods.com : Family Drilliidae; accessed : 4 September 2011
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