Eulimacrostoma chascanon

Eulimacrostoma chascanon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulimacrostoma
Species:
E. chascanon
Binomial name
Eulimacrostoma chascanon
(Watson, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Eulima chascanon R. B. Watson, 1883 (original combination)
  • Eulima chaskanon [sic]
  • Melanella chascanon (Watson, 1883)

Eulimacrostoma chascanon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulimacrostoma.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.1 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 713 m. Maximum recorded depth is 713 m.

References

  1. ↑ WMolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Eulimacrostoma chascanon (R. B. Watson, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362320 on 2019-07-27
  2. ↑ Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System, available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/collections/collections-management
  3. 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.