| Elaeocyma | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Elaeocyma splendidula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Elaeocyma Dall, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Drillia empyrosia Dall, 1899 | |
Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails in the family Drilliidae.
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.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off the Pacific coast of America.
Species
Species within the genus Elaeocyma include:
- Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971
- Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
- Elaeocyma attalia Dall, 1919
- † Elaeocyma benten (Yokoyama, 1920)
- † Elaeocyma citharella (Lamarck, 1803)
- † Elaeocyma drilliaeformis (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1901)
- Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899)
- Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971
- † Elaeocyma plicata Lamarck 1804
- Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969
- Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834)
- † 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:
- Elaeocyma glabriuscula glabriuscula (Yokoyama, 1922)
- Elaeocyma glabriuscula brevis (Yokoyama, 1922)
The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:
- 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
External links
- Worldwide Mollusca Database: Family Drilliidae
- Patrick De Wever & Annie Cornée, Le contenu paléontologique du Lutétien du bassin de Paris; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (2008)
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