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Eatoniella contusa

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Eatoniella contusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cingulopsoidea
Family:
Eatoniellidae
Genus:
Eatoniella
Species:
E. contusa
Binomial name
Eatoniella contusa
Ponder, 1983

Eatoniella contusa is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eatoniellidae, the eatoniellids.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.83 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 125 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Eatoniella contusa Ponder, 1983. Schiaparelli, S. (2009). Eatoniella contusa Ponder, 1983. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197152 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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