Eulima chyta
Appearance
Eulima chyta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Eulimidae |
Genus: | Eulima |
Species: | E. chyta
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Binomial name | |
Eulima chyta Watson, 1883
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Eulima chyta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulima.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 2.2 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 768 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 768 m.[2]
References
- ^ Watson, 1883. Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System , available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/collections/collections-management. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532806 on 2013-01-27.
- ^ 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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