Eumetula arctica
| Eumetula arctica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Newtoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eumetula |
| Species: | E. arctica |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumetula arctica (Mørch, 1857) | |
Eumetula arctica is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae, which is known from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, European waters, including the Mediterranean Sea, and the Gulf of Maine. It was described by Mørch, in 1857.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 11 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 60 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1010 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Eumetula arctica at World Register of Marine Species.
- 1 2 3 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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