Eulima chyta

Eulima chyta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Eulima
Species:
E. chyta
Binomial name
Eulima chyta
Watson, 1883

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.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 2.2 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 768 m. Maximum recorded depth is 768 m.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  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.