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 <small>McLean & Poorman, 1971</small>
- Elaeocyma arenensis <small>(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)</small>
- Elaeocyma attalia <small>Dall, 1919</small>
- â Elaeocyma benten <small>(Yokoyama, 1920)</small>
- â Elaeocyma citharella <small>(Lamarck, 1803)</small>
- â Elaeocyma drilliaeformis <small>(Cossmann & Pissarro, 1901)</small>
- Elaeocyma empyrosia <small>(Dall, 1899)</small>
- Elaeocyma melichroa <small>McLean & Poorman, 1971</small>
- â Elaeocyma plicata <small>Lamarck 1804</small>
- Elaeocyma ricaudae <small>Berry, 1969</small>
- Elaeocyma splendidula <small>(Sowerby I, 1834)</small>
- â Elaeocyma subcostaria <small>(de Boury, 1899)</small>
- Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis <small>Y. Otuka, 1937</small>
- Elaeocyma tjibaliungensis turuhikoi <small>Y. Otuka, 1937</small> (synonym: Clavus (Elaeocyma) tjibaliungensis turuhikoi <small>Otuka, 1937</small>)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Elaeocyma abdera <small>Dall, 1919</small> : synonym of Crassispira abdera <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Elaeocyma acapulcana <small>Lowe, 1935</small> : synonym of Drillia acapulcana <small>(Lowe, 1935)</small>
- Elaeocyma aegina <small>Dall, 1919</small> : synonym of Calliclava aegina <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Elaeocyma aerope <small>Dall, 1919</small> : synonym of Drillia aerope <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Elaeocyma arbela <small>Dall, 1919</small> : synonym of Cymatosyrinx arbela <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Elaeocyma baileyi <small>Berry, 1969</small>: synonym of Splendrillia lalage <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- â Elaeocyma chinensis <small>MacNeil, 1960</small> : synonym of Siphonofusus chinensis <small>(MacNeil, 1960)</small>
- Elaeocyma craneana <small>Hertlein & Strong, 1951</small> : synonym of Calliclava craneana <small>(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)</small>
- Elaeocyma halocydne <small>Dall, 1919</small> : synonym of Kylix halocydne <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Elaeocyma ianthe <small>Dall, 1919</small> : synonym of Kylix ianthe <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Elaeocyma impressa <small>Hinds, 1843</small>: synonym of Kylix impressa <small>(R.B. Hinds, 1843)</small>
- Elaeocyma salvadorica <small>Hertlein & Strong, 1951</small>: synonym of Clathrodrillia salvadorica <small>(Hertlein & Strong, 1951)</small>
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also accepts the following subspecies:
The following species are also included in this genus by the Shell Catalogue:
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