Eulimastoma engonium, common name the needle odostome, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Description

The shell is white and lustrous. Its length measures 6.5 mm. The seven whorls of the teleoconch are flattened, distinctly chamfered above the channeled suture. The body whorl is distinctly angulated at the periphery, where there is a prominent rounded thread. There are also numerous indistinct, unequal striae only visible under a microscope. The columella has a small distinct fold, not seen in a front view.

Eulimastoma engonium

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: Caribbean Sea Colombia Gulf of Mexico Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA

Eulimastoma engonium

References

External links

To Encyclopedia of Life

To ITIS

To World Register of Marine Species

Pyramidellidae

Gastropods described in 1885

Eulimastoma engonium