Eulimostraca burragei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Bartsch, 1917. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566052 on 2013-02-13.
Description The length of the shell (without the lost first whorl) attains 2.8 mm, its diameter 1 mm.
(Described as Eulimostraca panamensis) The shell is small and elongate-conic. It is yellowish-white, polished, and marked by exceedingly fine lines of growth only. The are nine remaining whorls in the holotype. The first three whorls are well rounded and separated by a well-impressed suture, while the succeeding whorls are flattened with a poorly defined suture. The periphery of the body whorl is decidedly angulated. The base is short and well rounded.
The aperture is small and broadly oval with an acute posterior angle. The outer lip is angulated at the junction with the basal lip. The inner lip is very oblique, stout, slightly curved, and reflected over and appressed to the base posteriorly. The parietal wall is covered with a thick callus.
Distribution= This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the USA, Mexico, Panama and Ecuador.
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species