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Genus of gastropods
Elaeocyma is a
genus of
sea snails in the
family
Drilliidae .
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[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 .
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Distribution
This marine genus occurs off the Pacific coast of America.
Species
Species within the genus Elaeocyma include:
Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971
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Elaeocyma arenensis (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
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Elaeocyma attalia Dall, 1919
†
Elaeocyma benten (Yokoyama, 1920)
†
Elaeocyma citharella (Lamarck, 1803)
†
Elaeocyma drilliaeformis (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1901)
Elaeocyma empyrosia (Dall, 1899)
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Elaeocyma melichroa McLean & Poorman, 1971
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†
Elaeocyma plicata Lamarck 1804
Elaeocyma ricaudae Berry, 1969
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Elaeocyma splendidula (Sowerby I, 1834)
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†
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:
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The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:
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