Eulima mulata

Eulima mulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Eulimoidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulima
Species: E. mulata
Binomial name
Eulima mulata
Rios & Absalão, 1990

Eulima mulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of multiple known species to exist within the genus, Eulima.[1]

Distribution

  • Brazil coast, between Pará and Rio Grande do Sul.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 16 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rios & Absalão, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532811 on 2013-02-07.
  2. 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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