Eumetula dilecta

Eumetula dilecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Newtoniellidae
Genus: Eumetula
Species: E. dilecta
Binomial name
Eumetula dilecta
Thiele, 1912

Eumetula dilecta is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae, which is known from Antarctic waters.

It was described by Thiele, in 1912.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 94 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 600 m.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eumetula dilecta at World Register of Marine Species.
  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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