Euthriostoma saharicum

Euthriostoma saharicum
	Shell of Euthriostoma saharicum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Tudiclidae
Genus:	Euthriostoma
Species:	E. saharicum
Binomial name
	Euthriostoma saharicum; (Locard, 1897)
Synonyms
	Euthria saharica Locard, 1897 (original combination); Euthriostoma gliberti Marche-Marchad & Brébion, 1977; Metzgeria apodema Bouchet & Talavera, 1981;

Euthriostoma saharicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 43.5mm (4.35cm), and can reach lengths up to 87.2mm (8.72cm).

This marine species occurs off Mauritania.

Marche-Marchad I. & Brebion P. 1977. Sur un Buccinidé nouveau d'affinité miocène vivant au large du Sénégal. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (série D), 285(4): 339-342
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1986 ["1985"]). Mollusca Gastropoda: Taxonomical notes on tropical deep water Buccinidae with descriptions of new taxa. in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM I et II Philippines (1976, 1980). Tome 2. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 133: 457-499